Dalai Lama Quotes

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

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

  

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  • Love
  • Humanity
  • For Her

• Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future of humanity, and so I am compelled to take care of humanity. That is why being compassionate is actually in my own best interest. And a symptom of my own peace of mind is that I can share comfort with others around me.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Mind
  • Why
  • Future

• If your mental attitude is positive, even when threats abound, you won’t lose your inner peace. On the other hand, if your mind is negative, marked by fear, suspicion and feelings of helplessness, even among your best friends, in a pleasant atmosphere and comfortable surroundings, you won’t be happy.

  

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  • Mind
  • Friends
  • Happy

• Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?

  

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  • Bad
  • Trust
  • Animal

• A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

  

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  • Deep
  • Results
  • Insecurity

• The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

  

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  • Rest
  • Authority
  • Analysis

• Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

  

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  • Real
  • Peace
  • Ignorance

• When a problem first arises, try to remain humble and maintain a sincere attitude, and be concerned that the outcome is fair.

  

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  • Trying
  • Attitude
  • Humble

• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

  

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  • Kind
  • Motivational
  • Be kind

• The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

  

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  • Appreciation
  • Lie
  • Roots

• A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.

  

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  • Food
  • Wisdom
  • Wise

• 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
  • Religious
  • Compassion
  • Forgiveness

• When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.

  

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  • Life
  • Real
  • Hope

• If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.

  

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  • People
  • Power
  • Miracle

• With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

  

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  • World
  • Confidence
  • Self-confidence

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

  

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  • Home
  • You
  • Feel

• The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

  

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  • Life
  • Happy
  • Purpose

• The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

  

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  • World
  • Best
  • Problem

• Climate change has been immense difficulties of pains or illness or hard life on this planet. So through that way, you have sense of concern of the well being, not sky, not just the environment itself.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Life
  • Pain
  • Environment

• I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • People
  • Real
  • Home

• Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

  

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  • Sometimes
  • Saying
  • Silent

• By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness.

  

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  • Respect
  • Problem
  • Kindness

• Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.

  

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  • Heart
  • Together
  • Fear

• World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.

  

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  • World
  • Religious
  • Humanity