Dalai Lama

Tibet
Born on 6 Jul 1935
Spiritual Leader

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Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.
The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.
Sleep is the best meditation.
It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.
Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.
Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
True change is within; leave the outside as it is.

How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life
Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through human ways.
A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.
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