Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/13/2006

Friends, until you attain enlightenment the Spiritual Teacher is indispensable, therefore rely upon the holy Spiritual Guide.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/12/2006

Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/11/2006

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/10/2006

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/9/2006

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/8/2006

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/7/2006

You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, "I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself."

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/6/2006

If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/5/2006

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/4/2006

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/3/2006

Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/2/2006

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 8/1/2006

You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/31/2006

Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true.

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/30/2006

If you have a sincere and open heart, you naturally feel self-worth and confidence, and there is no need to be fearful of others.

~14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/30/2006

If you have a sincere and open heart, you naturally feel self-worth and confidence, and there is no need to be fearful of others.

~14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/29/2006

When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighbouring communities, and so on.

~14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/28/2006

The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful in developing a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood; a warm feeling of love and compassion for others.

~14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/27/2006

When I meet people in different parts of the world, I am always reminded that we are all basically alike: we are all human beings. Maybe we have different clothes, our skin is of a different colour, or we speak different languages. That is on the surface. But basically, we are the same human beings.

~14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/26/2006

When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. And there are ways in which we can consciously work to develop feelings of love and kindness.

~14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso