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Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. ”
Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living. ”
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor. ”
Architecture is the story of how we see ourselves. It is the architect's job to service everyday life. ”
I had assumed that I would age with all my friends growing old around me, dying off very gradually one by one. And here was a plague that cut them off so early. ”
I am not trendy. I am not 'in fashion.' I am simply a positive human being who has a positive outlook on life. ”
Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out. ”
People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now. ”
In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values. ”
In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness. ”