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Screening of “Seven Years in Tibet”
The Sri Lanka Tibet Brotherhood Society and Youth Celebrity Forum jointly hosted the inaugural screening of the Himalayan Buddhist Film Festival with a showcase of the acclaimed movie "Seven Years in Tibet" at Liberty Scope Cinema in…
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“What we are today comes
from our thoughts of yesterday,
and present thoughts build
our life of tomorrow: our life is the
creation of our own mind”
― The Buddha
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“Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves,
be a refuge to yourselves.
Hold fast to Truth as a lamp;
hold fast to the truth as a refuge.
Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves.
And those, who shall be a lamp unto…
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“Live in joy, in love,
even among those who hate.
Live in joy, in health,
even among the afflicted.
Live in joy, in peace,
even among the troubled.
Look within, be still.
Free from fear and attachment,
know the sweet joy of…
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“Those who consider the inessential to be essential.
And see the essential as inessential.
Don't reach the essential,
Living in the field of the wrong intention.”
― The Buddha, The Dhammapada
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“In this world,
Hate never yet dispelled hate.
Only love dispels hate.
This is the law.
Ancient and inexhaustible
You, too, shall pass away.
Knowing this, how can you quarrel.”
― The Buddha-
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“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression.
We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous.
We experience joy in the actual act of giving something.
And we experience joy in remembering the fact that…
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“Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel.
Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be, it can burn…
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"Wakefulness is the way to life.
The fool sleeps
As if he were already dead,
But the Master is awake
And he lives forever.
He watches.
He is clear.
How happy he is!
For he sees that wakefulness is life.
How happy he is,…
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“Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to…