"To be aware of a single shortcoming..." - Quote by Dalai Lama
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.
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“If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.”
“A new way of thinking has become the necessary condition for responsible living and acting. If we maintain obsolete values and beliefs, a fragmented consciousness and self-centered spirit, we will continue to hold onto outdated goals and behaviors.”
“Do something that scares you every day. You have nothing to lose but fear itself.”
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“How can anyone see straight when he does not see himself and the darkness he unconsciously carries with him into all his dealings?”
“Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.”
“The more I reflect and look back on the past, the more vividly do I feel my limitations.”
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“We do want to drive out the beast in man, but we do not want on that account to emasculate him.”
“Do not seek so anxiously to be developed, to subject yourself to many influences to be played on; it is all dissipation. Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.”
“Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself!”