Dalai Lama Quotes

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy-Dalai Lama

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.

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.

Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance

From the scientific view, the theory of karma may be a metaphysical assumption -- but it is no more so than the assumption that all of life is material and originated out of pure chance

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential.

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.

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

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

Computers make me totally blank out.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

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.

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.

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?

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

Buddhism is all about science. If science is the systematic pursuit of the accurate knowledge of reality, then science is Buddhism, Buddhism is science.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I think governments can't do much.

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

Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.

The ultimate source of comfort and peace is within ourselves.

If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.

I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious.

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

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

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

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

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

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

People should never sit alone for too long when they're crying.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.

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

Surely you're not saying that the life of a human and the life of an animal are of the same value?' he ven

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

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More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.

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