Dalai Lama Quotes
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”
Dalai Lama
“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.”
Dalai Lama
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
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“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”
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“Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.”
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“I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn’t do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence.”
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Dalai Lama Quotes On Compassion, Love, Life, Death
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”
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“The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.”
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“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
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“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
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“Sleep is the best meditation.”
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“Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.”
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“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.”
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“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”
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“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”
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“We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.”
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“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.”
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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
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“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.”
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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
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“If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.”
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“If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive” without it.
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“The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.”
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“With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.”
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“Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.”
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“It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
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“Disagreement is something normal.”
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“I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.”
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“I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.”
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“I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I’m telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!”
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“I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.”
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“As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there’s no use.”
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Religion Quotes:
“The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.”
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“Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.”
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“I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.”
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“If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that’s totally nonsense.”
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“Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.”
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“I am just one human being.”
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“My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.”
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“Even when a person has all of life’s comforts – good food, good shelter, a companion – he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.”
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“Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.”
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“When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.'”
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“There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.”
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“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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“I don’t think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.”
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“I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.”
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“Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.”
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