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A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for future power and triumph. (Dalai Lama )
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it. (Dalai Lama )
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully. (Dalai Lama )
What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning (Dalai Lama )
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What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want. (Dalai Lama )
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. (Dalai Lama )
You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say. (Dalai Lama )
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. (Dalai Lama )
What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. (Dalai Lama )
Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose. (Dalai Lama )
The purpose of man is in action not thought. (Dalai Lama )
The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you. (Dalai Lama )
Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace. If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you will know what His will is. (Dalai Lama )
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience. (Dalai Lama )
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do. (Dalai Lama )
The sense of paralysis proceeds not so much out of the mammoth size of the problem but out of the puniness of the purpose. (Dalai Lama )
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started. (Dalai Lama )
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. (Dalai Lama )
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. (Dalai Lama )
The presence of a long-term, conscious goal has helped me maintain stability through the ubiquitous changes of over half a century. (Dalai Lama )
No one sat me down with a piece of paper and said, This is what is expected of you. But Im lucky enough in the fact that I have found my role I love being with people. (Dalai Lama )
I live for my sons. I would be lost without them. (Dalai Lama )
Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose. (Dalai Lama )
The secret to success is constancy to purpose. (Dalai Lama )
A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes. (Dalai Lama )
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