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Having good friends is like being equipped with a powerful auxiliary engine. When we encounter a steep hill or an obstacle, we can encourage each other and find the strength to keep pressing forward." -Daisaku Ikeda
Buddhist teachers are universal in stressing that the company we keep, that the people we choose as friends, is vitally important. The technical term for good companions is "sattva" or "sattvic" people. This is an individual whose thoughts, words and actions are guided and infused with light, compassion, insight, wisdom, and emotional-spiritual intelligence.
-Victor M Parachin, Buddhist Wisdom for Beginners
Buddhist teachers are universal in stressing that the company we keep, that the people we choose as friends, is vitally important. The technical term for good companions is "sattva" or "sattvic" people. This is an individual whose thoughts, words and actions are guided and infused with light, compassion, insight, wisdom, and emotional-spiritual intelligence.
-Victor M Parachin, Buddhist Wisdom for Beginners