Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 11

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

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  Inspirational, Religious, Compassion

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• Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

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  Twenties, Violence, Firsts

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• Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually.

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  Country, Jobs, Lying

  Nobel Lecture, www.nobelprize.org. December 11, 1989.

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

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  Happy Life, Practice, Peaceful

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• I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

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  Purpose, Want, Life Is

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• The key to genuine happiness is in our hands. To think this way is to discover the essential values of kindness, brotherly love and altruism. The more clearly we see the benefits of these values, the more we will seek to reject anything that opposes them; in this way we will be able to bring about inner transformation.

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  Love, Happiness, Buddhist

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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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  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2013). “The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom”, p.7, HarperCollins UK

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• Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

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  Mind, Events, Determined

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.33, Penguin

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• Everything you do has some effect, some impact.

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  Impact, Effects

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• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

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  Love, Karma, Buddhist

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• Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that
  feeling everyone tries to achieve happiness and tries to get rid of suffering, and everyone has the basic right to do this. In this way, all here are the same, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, Easterner or Westerner, believer or non-believer, and within believers whether Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and so on. Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same.

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  Christian, Buddhist, Real

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• Have no discrepancy between what you say, what you are and what you do.

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  Discrepancies Between, Discrepancies

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• The practice of altruism is the authentic way to live as a human being, and it is not just for religious people. As human beings, our purpose is to live meaningful lives, to develop a warm heart. There is meaning in being everyone's friend. The real source of peace amongst our families, friends and neighbours is love and compassion.

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  Meaningful, Religious, Real

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• Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider context they’ll seem less significant and troubling to you. The inner strength, self-confidence and courage you gain by focussing on others’ needs instead of your own, brings with it a deep, calm sense of satisfaction.

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  Self Confidence, Concern For Others, Giving

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• Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come.

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  Resentment, Misery, Vengeance

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• 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.

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  Space, World, Boundaries

  The Dalai Lama, Nicholas Vreeland (2002). “An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life”, p.12, Hachette UK

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• In our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In other words, there are certain states of mind which bring us problems, and they can be removed.

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  Thinking, Mind, Unhappy

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• The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, 'Oh how useless and powerless I am.' It is essential to think strongly and forcefully, 'I can do it,' without boasting or fretting.

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  Thinking, Roots, Essentials

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• The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's why it's important for us to examine our motivation in our day to day life. If we cultivate respect for others and our motivation is sincere, if we develop a genuine concern for others’ well-being, then all our actions will be positive.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Whenever there is a challenge, there is also an opportunity to face it, to demonstrate and develop our will and determination.

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  Determination, Opportunity, Challenges

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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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  Inspirational, Buddhist, Buddhism

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

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• Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.

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  Letting Go, Attachment, Passionate Desire

  Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.11, Univ of California Press

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• True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.

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  Inspirational, Wisdom, Attitude

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• Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship.

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  Self Confidence, Compassion, Concern For Others

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• Every single being, even those who are hostile to us, is just as afraid of suffering as we are, and seeks happiness in the same way we do. Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer. So let's take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.

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  Inspirational, Helping Others, Compassion

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