Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.
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14th Dalai Lama
from the book How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life
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- Recognizing the discrepancy between appearance and reality
- The Two Truth
- Selflessness
- Change within