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“Discovering more joy does not, I’m sorry to say,” the Archbishop added, as we began our descent, “save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak. In fact, we may cry more easily, but we will laugh more easily, too. Perhaps we are just more alive. Yet as we discover more joy, we can face suffering in a way that ennobles rather than embitters. We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreak without being broken.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

“The real problem is here,” the Dalai Lama said, pointing to his head. The Archbishop tapped his chest with his fingers to emphasize the heart as well. “And here,” the Dalai Lama echoed. “Mind and heart. Materialistic values cannot give us peace of mind. So we really need to focus on our inner values, our true humanity. Only this way can we have peace of mind—and more peace in our world.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World