Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.

Tenzin Gyatso Mindfulness

“Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.” is a mindfulness quote by Tenzin Gyatso.

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Peace is a desire, war is a fact; and history has never paid heed to human desires and ideals.

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Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

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If you want peace, work for justice.

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