Dalai Lama Inspirational Quotes

• If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

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  Inspirational, Funny, Change
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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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  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Dalai Lama, Victor Chan (2012). “The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights”, p.11, Random House

• My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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  Inspirational, Success, God

  "Tibet, a Guide to the Land of Fascination". Book by Trilok Chandra Majupuria and Indra Majupuria, 1988.

• 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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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

• The point of life is happiness.

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  Inspirational, Life, Life Is

• Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

• Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

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

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  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "A Small Drop of Ink: A Collection of Inspirational and Moving Quotations of the Ages". Book by Linda Pendleton, 2003.

• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Weekly Meditations for Healthy Sex (Jan. 25-31)" by Alexandra Katehakis, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

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

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  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

  "5 Ways to Deal With Rejection" by Karen Naumann, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 6, 2016.
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  Love is the absence of judgment.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

• If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.

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  Inspirational, Yoga, Love You

• Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same. Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal. We all share basic needs for food, shelter, safety, and love. We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering. Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones. We all experience pain when we suffer loss and joy when we achieve what we seek. On this fundamental level, religion, ethnicity, culture, and language make no difference.

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  Inspirational, Dream, Religious

• 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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  Inspirational, Uplifting, Spiritual

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p.52), 1990.
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  Sleep is the best meditation.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Wisdom

• When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.

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  Inspirational, Spring, Yoga

• There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Believe

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

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  Inspirational, Buddhist, Buddhism

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.14, Penguin Books India

• 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.

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  Love, Inspirational, Happiness

• As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.

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  Inspirational, Cherish, Breathe

• If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Dalai Lama urges students to shape world" by Hal Bernton, community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. May 15, 2001.

• We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

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  Love, Inspirational, Life

• Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

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  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

• Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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  Inspirational, Buddhist, Compassion

  "Dzogchen: Heart Essence of the Great Perfection" by Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.

• Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.

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  Inspirational, Determination, Anger

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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