This was the title of a public talk that the Dalai Lama recently gave, and I was fortunate enough to get tickets to hear his words of wisdom. He would be the first to tell you that he is just an ordinary human being like you and me, but I assure you, he is much more than that.
In order to find peace and happiness in your life, you must learn to live with complete awareness of your mental state. And ultimately, you must always remember that we are all part of the same community (humanity) and no matter how much you feel like you have been wronged by someone, remember that we all desire the same thing from life-contentment. All sentient beings share the desire for a happy life. We must always remember this and not be controlled by our emotions. Anger, fear and jealousy keep you from achieving true inner peace.
In the end, we are responsible for our thoughts and emotions. You can only achieve inner peace by working through your negative emotions and cultivating the postive emotions of compassion, love and hope.
"When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."-His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
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