There is sometimes insufficient understanding of the difference between sensory consciousness and mental consciousness. We have no guarantee of what will happen in the future, but we live in hope, which is what keeps us going. I often ask myself what the purpose of life is. We need to learn to distinguish the destructive nature of emotions like anger, fear and attachment, which disturb our peace of mind, from the positive qualities of compassion that are genuine sources of happiness. We get caught up in secondary differences and tend to think in terms of 'us' and 'them'. Instead, as we grow up, we fail to nurture our natural potential and our sense of fundamental human values. I sometimes wish that we were more like children, who are naturally open and accepting of others. All our religious traditions, despite whatever philosophical differences there may be among them, carry the same message of love and warm-heartedness that is the foundation of such peace of mind. Inner peace has to be cultivated by each of us from within. This is not something that can be bought. We are born the same way, we die the same way, and we all want to lead happy lives. The basic source of all happiness is a sense of kindness and warm-heartedness towards others.
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