Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 2

• Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.

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  Honesty, Water, Pebbles

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• God exists or God does not exist. Leave it for us. Your task is to learn how to live peacefully.

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  Doe, Tasks, God Exists

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• The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.

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  Giving, Meaning Of Life, Purpose

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• From a certain point of view our real enemy, the true troublemaker, is inside.

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  Real, Views, Enemy

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

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  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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

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  Inspirational, Cherish, Breathe

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• If you help and serve others, you will ultimately gain.

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  Gains, Helping, Ifs

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• If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others.

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  Relationship, Communication, Doe

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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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• Some people, sweet and attractive, and strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters in disguise teaching us about impermanence.

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  Sweet, Strong, Teaching

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.49, Penguin Books India

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• Peace and the survival of life on earth as we know it are threatened by human activities which lack a commitment to humanitarian values. Destruction of nature and nature's resources result from ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the earth's living things.

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  Ignorance, Commitment, Greed

  Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.80, Univ of California Press

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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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• Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.

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  Responsibility, Needs, Helping

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• There needs to be understanding that anger never helps to solve a problem. It destroys our peace of mind and blinds our ability to think clearly. Anger and attachment are emotions that distort our view of reality.

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  Wise, Wisdom, Peace

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• We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.

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  Love, Philosophy, Heart

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• Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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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• Forget the failures. Keep the lessons.

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  Coaching, Lessons, Forget

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

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  Believe, Love Is, Today

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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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  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.

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• Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces.

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  Powerful, Ignorance, Happy Life

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• We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.

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  Pain, Positivity, Suffering

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.112, Penguin

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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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• 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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