Dalai Lama Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Dalai Lama on Wise Famous Quotes.
Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence.
Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness."
When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.
If the work is worthwhile, then whether we can complete it or not, it's worth making the attempt. That's why courage is important.
A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically.
The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.
One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.
All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.
I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile.
Appreciate how rare and full of potential your situation is in this world, then take joy in it, and use it to your best advantage.
I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.
Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them.
By far the single greatest danger facing humankind - in fact, all living beings on our planet - is the threat of nuclear destruction.
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.
Even modern medical researchers have come to the conclusion that peace of mind is vital for good health.
There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.
If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation
Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.
The greatest antidote to insecurity & sense of fear is compassion. It brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength.
To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.
If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.
Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival.
A zero itself is nothing, but without a zero you cannot count anything; therefore, a zero is something, yet zero.
To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.
To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.
We consider that the lives of all beings are just as precious as our own, and through this we develop a sense of concern for others.
Looking at the pattern of our existence from birth to death, we can see the way in which we are fundamentally nurtured by other's affection.
Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.
Try to improve. Don't expect too much, but don't feel discouraged either; keep up your enthusiasm; you will make progress.
The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.
In the modern world, the interests of a particular community can no longer be considered to lie within the confines of its own boundaries.
A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world.
Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.
Spirit is a land of high white peaks and glittering jewel-like lakes and flowers. Life is sparse and sounds travel great distances.
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.
If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.
Concern yourselves more with the needs of others, with the needs of all humanity, and you'll have peace of mind.
If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties.
It's unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved only on the basis of prayer; what we need is to take action.
Despite all philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings.
Religion is like going out to dinner with friends. Everyone may order something different, but everyone can still sit at the same table.
The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.
Don't use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already.