The Dalai Lama Quotes

No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training (I think you can apply this to soccer as well)

What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to.

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.

What is the purpose of life? I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy.

My religion is kindness.

The enemy is a very good teacher.

My responsibility is to save Tibet, to protect its ancient cultural heritage.

When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighboring communities.

Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform calamity and misfortune into the path.

...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.

I do not see any reason why animals should be slaughtered to serve as human diet when there are so many substitutes. After all, man can live without meat.

If our tears do not lead us to act then we have lost the reason of our humanity, which is compassion.

If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.

Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this world.

Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.

I do not judge the universe.

See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.

The proper way to create friends is to have a warm heart, not simply money or power. The friend of power and the friend of money are something different.

Limitless like the ocean are your excellent qualities.

A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not disturbed by either honor or abuse.

It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.

Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt.

I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values.

If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims.

Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.

There is nothing I can't live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.

To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

If one's life is simple, contentment has to come.

Without inner peace it is impossible to have world peace.

Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive.

Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually.

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.

Developing concern for others, thinking of them as part of us, brings self-confidence , reduces our sense of suspicion and mistrust, and enables us to develop a calm mind.

Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.

Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer.

The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others.

Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path.

ONE MUST BE COMPASSIONATE TO ONE'S SELF BEFORE EXTERNAL COMPASSION.

Genuine happiness comes from focusing on the happiness of others.

Compassion should be unbiased and based on the recognition that others have the right to happiness, just like you.

We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity.

As our own peace of mind grows, so the atmosphere around us becomes more peaceful.

In order to satisfy one human stomach, so many lives are taken away. We must promote vegetarianism. It is extremely important.

If you contribute to other peoples happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. The key point is to have a genuine sense of universal responsibility

We have a natural creative ability and it is very important to realize this.