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"War is massacre. It is 100 per cent negative."
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"Beautiful trees sometimes bear bitter fruit."

"The perception of reality is something that is constructed by the human mind based on its own needs and knacks."

"Life can only be experienced."

"You see your reflections in thoughts not things."

"Infinite and finite are both mental constructs."

"Reality is a perceptual illusion we have accepted as truth."
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"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 humane ways."

"If a person shows anger to you, and you show anger in return, the result is disaster. If you nurse hatred, you will never be happy, even in the lap of luxury. By contrast, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance, and patience - then not only do you remain in peace, but gradually the anger of others also will diminish."

"Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it."

"Can there be a completely different set of laws of physics in a different universe, or do the laws of physics as we understand them hold true in all possible universes? If the answer is that a different set of laws can operate in a different universe system, this would suggest (from a Buddhist perspective) that even the laws of physics are entangled with the karma of the sentient beings that will arise in that universe."

"The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience."

"I took note of the Buddha's teaching that in one sense a supposed enemy is more valuable than a friend, for an enemy teaches you things, such as forbearance, that a friend generally does not."

"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."
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