Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 25

• Warm-heartedne ss and concern for others’ well-being are a condition for happiness, whether you are religious or not.

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  Religious, Concern For Others, Well Being

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• Some people consider the practice of love and compassion is only related to religious practice and if they are not interested in religion they neglect these inner values. But love and compassion are qualities that human beings require just to live together.

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  Love, Religious, Buddhist

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• Reincarnation is not an exclusively Hindu or Buddhist concept, but it is part of the history of human origin. It is proof of the mindstream's capacity to retain knowledge of physical and mental activities. It is related to the theory of interdependent origination and to the law of cause and effect.

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  Buddhist, Law, Causes

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• Delusions are states of mind which, when they arise within our mental continuum, leave us disturbed, confused and unhappy. Therefore, those states of mind which delude or afflict us are called 'delusions.'

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  Karma, Confused, Mind

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• We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace. Without inner peace it is impossible to achieve world peace, external peace. Weapons themselves do not act. They have not come out of the blue. Man has made them. But even given those weapons, those terrible weapons, they cannot act by themselves. As long as they are left alone in storage they cannot do any harm. A human being must use them. Someone must push the button. Satan, the evil powers, cannot push that button. Human beings must do it.

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  Spiritual, Men, Blue

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• Violence will only increase the cycle of violence.

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  Justice, Violence, Increase

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• I appreciate any organization or individual people who sincerely make an effort to promote harmony between humanity, and particularly harmony between the various religions. I consider it very sacred work and very important work

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  God, Organization, People

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• There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape from these four mountains of birth, old age, sickness and death.

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  Death, Sky, Touching

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• Whether we are rich or poor,
  educated or uneducated,
  whatever our nationality, colour,
  social status or ideology may be,
  the purpose of our lives is to be happy

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  Rich Or Poor, Purpose, May

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• We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the views of non-believers in an unbiased way. Secular ethics rooted in scientific findings, common experience and common sense can easily be introduced into the secular education system. If we can do that there is a real prospect of making this 21st century an era of peace and compassion.

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  Religious, Real, Compassion

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• The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren't born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities - warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful - happier.

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  Meaningful, Kindness, Thinking

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.59, Penguin

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• The earth is not just our environment. The earth is our mother.

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  Mother, Earth, Environment

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• We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection.

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  Needs, Affection, Humans

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• No one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems.

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  Assuming, Problem, Solve

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.221, Penguin Books India

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• ...it becomes clear that, given our diversity, no single religion satisfies all humanity. ... And since the majority does not practice religion, I am concerned to try to find a way to serve all humanity without appealing to religious faith.

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  Religious, Practice, Diversity

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• Just as compassion is the wish that all sentient beings be free of suffering, loving-kindness is the wish that all may enjoy happiness.

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  Kindness, Compassion, Suffering

  The Dalai Lama, Nicholas Vreeland (2002). “An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life”, p.39, Hachette UK

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• A sense of contentment is a key factor for attaining happiness

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  Keys, Contentment, Attaining Happiness

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2013). “The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom”, p.10, HarperCollins UK

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• A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.

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  People, Mind, Wish

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• Even modern medical researchers have come to the conclusion that peace of mind is vital for good health.

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  Mind, Medical, Modern

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• It is important to direct our intelligence with good intentions. Without intelligence, we cannot accomplish very much. Without good intentions, the way we exercise of our intelligence may have destructive results.

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  Exercise, Important, May

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• Appreciate how rare and full of potential your situation is in this world, then take joy in it, and use it to your best advantage.

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  Appreciate, Joy, Use

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2009). “Becoming Enlightened”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jew, the important thing is to be a good human being.

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  Christian, Buddhist, Real

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• We have to have some form of politics. Politics is a form of resolving conflicts. Politics which comes from sincere motivation is constructive.

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  Motivation, Conflict, Sincere

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• True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

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  Responsibility, Compassion, Feelings

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• Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.

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  Inspirational, Self, Giving

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.37, Penguin

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