The Dalai Lama Quotes

I am confident that the next century will be better than this one.

In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.

Rulers come and go. It's the people who are the real rulers of the country.

Each one of us is responsible for reducing the negative potential of every situation we have to face.

War is massacre. It is 100 per cent negative.

In the end, the innate desire of all people for truth, justice, and human understanding must triumph over ignorance and despair.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.

The creatures that inhabit this earth--be they human beings or animals--are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

The ultimate source of comfort and peace is within ourselves.

This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.

Politics devoid of ethics does not further human welfare, and life without morality reduces humans to the level of beasts.

Open your arms to CHANGEbut don’t let go of your VALUES.

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.

Violence can only breed more violence and suffering. Our struggle must remain non-violent and free of hatred.

The theory of emptiness…is the deep recognition that there is a fundamental disparity between the way we perceive the world, including our own existence in it, and the way things actually are.

The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience.

All the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. Is there need for lengthy explanation?

There's nothing like a good, long sleep to allow unpleasantness to recede into the past.

In Buddhism we also interprete Dharma to mean 'cessation, ' as in the end of dissatisfaction, the end of dukkha. This is the purpose of Buddha's teachings.

I found, as every teacher does, that there is nothing like teaching to help one learn.

CIf you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.

We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us, and make us kinder. You always have the choice.

Live a life that transcends your own!

Ultimately humanity is one, and this small planet is our only home. If we're to protect this home of ours, each of us needs to experience a vivid sense of universal altruism and compassion.

You must not hate those who do harmful things. The compassionate thing is to do what you can to stop them--for they are harming themselves as well as those who suffer from their actions.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.-Dalai Lama

Be kind to UNKIND people.They need it the most.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. And be kinder than is necessary.

My earnest request is that you practice love and kindness whether you believe in a religion or not.

In Buddhism we would say that you are lazy... Despising yourself, thinking you are no good, saying 'I can't do this.' This is the mind of weakness. You must work to overcome it .

The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.

The secret to my own happiness, my own good future, is within my own hands. I must not miss that opportunity!

When I doubt that I exist, I pinch myself.

We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences.

if we lose our human values by having everything mechanied, then machines will dictate our lives.

Water may be extremely dirty, yet its nature remains clear.

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The purpose of religion is tocontrol yourself, not to criticiseothers.

If your mental health is sound, then when disturbances come, you will have some distress but quickly recover.

As one of the seven billion human beings, I believe everyone has the responsibility to develop a happier world.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

I took note of the Buddha's teaching that in one sense a supposed enemy is more valuable than a friend, for an enemy teaches you things, such as forbearance, that a friend generally does not.

As a Buddhist, I see no distinction between religious practice and daily life. Religious practice is a twenty-four hour occupation.

If people are suffering then they must look within themselves. ... Happiness is not something ready-made [Buddha] can give you. It comes from your own actions.

If you want others to be happy practice compassion. If you want to be happy practice compassion.

I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.