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Tibetan students participate in a discussion group with their teacher in the monastery complex. Buddhists believe that everyone’s thoughts and actions are inter-related, and that each person’s life is shaped by his or her karma.

out a breathable atmosphere. That was created by plants, which in their turn developed from cells in water. Anything that you think, say, or do will have an effect— good or bad—even if you cannot see it immediately. We cannot escape from the pattern of cause and effect. Your deeds affect the lives of others, but they also change your own life, by developing habits. A friendly person tends to be one who looks on the bright side of life; someone who is unfriendly is likely to be negative. You gradually shape your own personality by what you think, say, and do.

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Buddhism