In a recent speech, the Dalai Lama illustrated how the idea of world peace depends on inner peace—you can’t solve global issues without first attending to your own emotional life. To a lot of people, even self-mastery might seem like a herculean effort; never mind getting rid of war and poverty across the planet. The Dalai Lama believes you can do both. See here his formula for attaining inner and world peace.
We can use the same formula for inner peace and world peace, says the Dalai Lama
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