Tag: Suffering

The Dalai Lama On How To Practice Compassion In Everyday Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Reach out to other people. You are here to bring out the best in other people. Remember, the world is bigger than you.

If you want to make the world a better place, you can start by reaching out to other people.

And do not forget to practice the art of compassion every day. The world needs it. People need it. And you need it.

According to The Dalai Lama, to practice the art of compassion,

‘We must recognize that life is suffering. We must have a profound desire to transcend it. … we must also have the compassionate ambition to relieve the all-pervasive sufferings of others.’

‘We must have loving-kindness, the wish to provide everyone with supreme happiness.’

‘We must work to recognize our dependence on those for whom we feel compassion.’

‘We must contemplate the shortcomings of self-centeredness, seeing how it causes us to act in unvirtuous ways and how our own present fortune takes advantage of those less fortunate.’

‘A change of mind is a change of mind.’

‘An open heart is an open heart.’

‘When we feel most stingy, we must make an extra effort to be generous. When we feel impatient or judgmental, we must do our utmost to be patient.’

Why You Should Reach Out For Help

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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We are stronger when we work together.
To get what you are looking for, you must reach out for help.
If you are going through something
that is bigger than you, don't try to face it alone.

Because you are not alone. You are with someone.
We are all connected.
If you need something from others, pocket your pride.
To get what you want, you must pocket your pride.
You must get out of your comfort zone.
Because they are not coming to you.
Always go for what you want, no matter what.

It does not matter what you are going through. 
Believe it or not, so many people have been there.
They have experienced what you are experiencing right now.

If you are going through tough times in your life, 
people have been there. 
If you are going through financial difficulties
in your life, people have been there. 
If you are not getting good grades, people have been there.
All you have to do is reach out for help. 
Do not do it alone. Do not suffer it alone.
Why is that? Because you are a 'global citizen.'