Words to live by.
Unless you’re a spelling bee contestant…and even then.
In Buddhism, they talk about 1) view, 2) meditation, and 3) action. View, or approach, or intention or mission…is considered most powerful, since it is from the minds of humankind that all our actions originate.
For more:
> Wisdom of the Dalai Lama, or somebody.
> Four Reminders: life is precious.
> How to Meditate.
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