The Dalai Lama Quotes

Wisdom is the best guide and faith is the best companion.

When selflessness is seen in objects, the seed of cyclic existence is destroyed.

Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.

When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me to see them as brothers and sisters.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

We forget that despite the superficial differences between us, people are equal in their basic wish for peace and happiness.

Religion is like going out to dinner with friends. Everyone may order something different, but everyone can still sit at the same table.

Everything you do has some effect, some impact.

Some people, sweet and attractive, and strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters in disguise teaching us about impermanence.

I'd rather be kind than right. You can always be kind.

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.

In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.

My overriding belief is that it is always possible for criminals to improve and that by its very finality the death penalty contradicts this.

Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Spirit is a land of high white peaks and glittering jewel-like lakes and flowers. Life is sparse and sounds travel great distances.

Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.

We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use.

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.

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

Spend some time alone every day.

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

The time has come to educate people, to cease all quarrels in the name of religion, culture, countries, different political or economic systems. Fighting is useless. Suicide.

Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.

Don't use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already.

Im a Tibetan monk, not a vegetarian.

I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

Spend 5 minutes at the beginning of each day remembering we all want the same things (to be happy and be loved) and we are all connected to one another.

Don't be a person of success, be a person of value.

Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Once a year go someplace you've never been.

My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness.

People need to climb the mountain not simple because it is there But because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with the spirit.

A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.

You can’t help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action.

What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way.

If we want to save the world, we must have a plan. But no plan will work unless we meditate.

A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use.

Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship.

Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Anger may bring extra energy, but it eclipses the best part of our brain: its rationality. The energy of anger is almost always unreliable.

I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart.

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice.