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-)
– Dalai Lama Quotes-
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.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
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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.
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I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
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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.
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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
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
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The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.
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Peace and the survival of life on earth as we know it are threatened by human activities that lack a commitment to humanitarian values. Destruction of nature and natural resources results from ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the earth’s living things.
~ Dalai Lama
The prize reaffirms our conviction that with truth, courage and determination as our weapons, Tibet will be liberated. Our struggle must remain nonviolent and free of hatred.
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Under the bright sun, many of us are gathered together with different languages, different styles of dress, even different faiths. However, all of us are the same in being humans, and we all uniquely have the thought of “I,” and we’re all the same in wanting happiness and in wanting to avoid suffering.
~ Dalai Lama
If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then also there is no need to worry.
~ Dalai Lama
If there is love, there is hope to have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost, if you continue to see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education you have, no matter how much material progress is made, only suffering and confusion will ensue.
~ Dalai Lama
One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counterforces, like love and compassion.
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We are born and reborn countless number of times, and it is possible that each being has been our parent at one time or another. Therefore, it is likely that all beings in this universe have familial connections.
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.
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When you think everything is someone else´s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy. Pride leads to violence and evil. The truly good gaze upon everything with love and understanding.
~ Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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One of the characteristics of karmic theory is that there is a definite, commensurate relationship between cause and effect. There is no way that negative actions or unwholesome deeds can result in joy and happiness. Joy and happiness, by definition, are the results or fruits of wholesome actions. So from that point of view, it is possible for us to admire not so much the immediate action, but the real causes of joy.
~ Dalai Lama
Just as we should cultivate more gentle and peaceful relations with our fellow human beings, we should also extend that same kind of attitude towards the natural environment. Morally speaking, we should be concerned for our whole environment.
~ 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
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
~ Dalai Lama
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
~ Dalai Lama
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
~ Dalai Lama
With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.
~ Dalai Lama
