He is the 14th Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader revered among the people of Tibet.
He is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. His Holiness proposed the Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet as
the first step towards a peaceful solution to the worsening situation in Tibet. He envisaged that Tibet would become a sanctuary;
a zone of peace at the heart of Asia, where all sentient beings can exist in harmony and the delicate environment can be preserved.
(1935-)
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~ Dalai Lama
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
~ Dalai Lama
A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.
~ Dalai Lama
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes,
a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.
~ Dalai Lama
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
~ Dalai Lama
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible.
From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
~ Dalai Lama
If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies,
then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.
~ Dalai Lama
Sleep is the best meditation.
~ Dalai Lama
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
~ Dalai Lama
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
~ Dalai Lama
When we are young and again when we are old, we depend heavily on the affection of others. Between these stages we
usually feel that we can do everything without help from others and that other people's affection is simply not important. But at
this stage I think it is very important to keep deep human affection.
~ Dalai Lama
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love,
compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
~ Dalai Lama
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives.
If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
~ Dalai Lama
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our
own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
~ Dalai Lama
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
~ Dalai Lama
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
~ Dalai Lama
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
~ Dalai Lama
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
~ Dalai Lama
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
~ Dalai Lama
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
~ Dalai Lama
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal
responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
~ Dalai Lama
He was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.
Known to the Chinese as Master Kong and to the rest of the world as Confucius, he created a philosophy
based on virtue and believed in honesty, respect, sincerity.
Confucius taught that it was not the satisfaction of the senses in the present moment that would bring true
happiness, but well-planned actions and the helping of fellow man which mattered most.
(551-479 BCE)
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
~ Buddha
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
~ Confucius
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
~ Voltaire
