Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 38

• I believe deeply that we must find a new spirituality... in such a way that all people of good will could adhere to it... We ought to promote this concept with the help of scientists... It could lead us to what we are looking for.

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  Spiritual, Believe, People

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• Now you are on the Buddhist way. Keep up your meditation, as there is no instant illumination. The mind moves slowly into this. Do not become attached to your method. When, in the course of your meditation, your consciousness will have expanded and been transformed, you will then recognize that all the ways are valid ways.

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  Buddhist, Moving, Illumination

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• An enemy is indeed a precious teacher.

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  Spiritual, Teacher, Enemy

  Dalai Lama XIV (2002). “Illustrated Teachings of the Dalai Lama”

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• By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them.

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  Needs, Ends, Needs Of Others

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• Where there is a mind, there are feelings such as pain, pleasure, and joy. No sentient being wants pain: all wants happiness instead.

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  Pain, Joy, Feelings

  Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.79, Univ of California Press

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• My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

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  Responsibility, Desire, Wish

  "Dalai Lama ready to give up political power". www.cnn.com. March 10, 2011.

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• The greater the force of your compassion, the greeater your resilience in confronting hardships.

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  Spiritual, Compassion, Resilience

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• Too strong a media emphasis on death and violence can lead to despair.

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  Strong, Media, Despair

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• I think mischievous people always there, ... Some kind of perfect world, that is impossible. Accept that reality. (For) those people who have genuine concern about humanity, make some effort-better than none.

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  Reality, Thinking, Genuine Concern

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• Self confidence plays an important part in every aspect of man's life.

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  Inspirational, Self Confidence, Men

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• Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.

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  Strength, Painful Experiences, Tragedy

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• To a large extent, whether you suffer depends on how you respond to a given situation.

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  Suffering, Given, Situation

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

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• It is important to pray for peace. . . But you must also take actions to make that happen. Every single day.

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  Important, Action, Praying

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• Passion is what gives sense to our life.

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  Passion, Giving, Our Lives

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• What unites all beings is their desire for happiness.

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  Desire

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• Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same.

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  Real, Viewpoints, Non Believer

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.161, Shambhala Publications

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• It is not enough simply to wish that love and compassion should increase in us. We need to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us - and the key here is constant familiarity. The nature of human thoughts and emotions is such that the more you engage in them, the more you consciously develop them, the more powerful they become.

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  Powerful, Compassion, Keys

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• Our prime purpose in life is to serve others.

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  Purpose, Life Is, Purpose Of Life

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• Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

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  Love Is, Compassion, Faces

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• A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace.

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  Heart, Action, Greater

  The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.77, Hachette UK

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• In the modern world, the interests of a particular community can no longer be considered to lie within the confines of its own boundaries.

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  Lying, Community, World

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• It is not enough to belong to a religion. You also have to put it into practice. Religion is like medicine. You have to ingest it to combat the illness.

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  Practice, Medicine, Illness

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• Life does not wait: Whether we spend our lives meaningfully or not, the time will be used up moment by moment.

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  Waiting, Meaning Of Life, Doe

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• I think when tragic things happen it is on surface. It is like the ocean. One the surface a waves and sometimes the wave is very serious and strong. But it comes and goes, comes and goes, and underneath, the ocean always remains calm. Tibetans have a saying: "If bad news comes to you listen here" (points to the right ear) "and let it our here" (points to the left ear).

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  Strong, Ocean, Thinking

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• Sometimes religion becomes yet another source for more division and even open conflict. Because of that situation, I feel the different religious traditions have a great responsibility to provide peace of mind and a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood among humanity.

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  Religious, Responsibility, Sisterhood

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