We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets.
The most crucial use of knowledge and education is to understand the importance of developing a good heart.
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If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.
Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else!
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