Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 2

• Today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live.

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  Believe, Love Is, Today

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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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  Being Happy, Practice, Contentment

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• Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up.

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  Giving Up, Matter, Happenings

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• Everyday, 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.

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  Gratitude, Inspiration, Thinking

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• Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.

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  Stay Strong, Pain, Mean

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• Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

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  Love, Relationship, Spiritual

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• Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish.

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  Compassion, Hands, Opposites

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• Forget the failures. Keep the lessons.

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  Coaching, Lessons, Forget

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• Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions.

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  Buddhist, Responsibility, Self

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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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  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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  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

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• A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.

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  Strong, Roots, Tree

  The Dalai Lama (2012). “The Essence Of Happiness”, p.79, Hachette UK

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• 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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• We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives. Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and sad if we were to spend that time aggravating the problems that afflict other people, animals, and the environment. The most important things is to be a good human being.

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  Life Changing, Heart, Animal

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.358, Penguin Books India

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• The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

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  Honesty, Compassion, Concern For Others

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• The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

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  Pain, Cancer, Grief

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.19, Shambhala Publications

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• When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.

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  Monday, Morning, Thinking

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• Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.

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  Meaningful, Spiritual, Sometimes

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2013). “The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom”, p.15, HarperCollins UK

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• The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

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  Depression, Lonely, Tired

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

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  Happiness, Happy, Buddhist

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• The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

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  Inspirational, Hero, Hatred

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• A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness

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  Love, Life, Family

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• To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.

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  Positive, Happiness, Forgiveness

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• A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world.

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  Attitude, Mind, Benefits

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• The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.

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  Powerful, Stronger, Overcoming

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