Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 4

• Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.

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  Life, Education, Spiritual

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• A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

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  Life, Spiritual, Hurt

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.9, ReadHowYouWant.com

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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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• A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility

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  Happiness, Heart, Compassion

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  Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.

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  Moving On, Letting Go, Spiritual

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• In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

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  Buddhist, Past, Rules To Live By

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• Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity.

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  Spiritual, Brother, Buddhist

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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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• My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.

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  Life, Kindness, Compassion

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• You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing.

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  Giving, Firsts, Absolutely Nothing

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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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• To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.

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  Awareness, Thousand, Oneself

  "The Path to Enlightenment".

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• Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.

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  Compassion, Small Acts, Purpose

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future of humanity, and so I am compelled to take care of humanity. That is why being compassionate is actually in my own best interest. And a symptom of my own peace of mind is that I can share comfort with others around me.

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  Humanity, Mind, Comfort

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

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• Try to improve. Don't expect too much, but don't feel discouraged either; keep up your enthusiasm; you will make progress.

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  Progress, Trying, Enthusiasm

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• If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. Those others are waiting for you now. They are looking to you for guidance, for help, for courage, for strength, for understanding, and for assurance at this hour. Most of all, they are looking to you for love.

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  Sadness, Waiting, Understanding

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• If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation

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  Clever, Inspiration, Mother And Son

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• The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness

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  Inspirational, Nuclear, Source

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• The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.

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  God, Peace, Responsibility

  The 14th Dalai Lama's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1989.

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• Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

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  Inspirational, Friendship, Wisdom

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• Anger, hatred and jealousy never solve problems, only affection, concern and respect can do that.

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  Hatred, Affection, Problem

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• Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

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  Inspiring, Spiritual, Compassion

  "Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama" edited by Margaret Gee, (p. 71), 2001.

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• Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.

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  Blessing, Effort, Action

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• I'd rather be kind than right. You can always be kind.

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  Be Kind, Kind

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• A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.

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  Peaceful, Mind, Awareness

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