Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 41

• There is a saying in Tibetan that "at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar". The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, but that happiness does not come with wealth, but from setting limits to one's desires, and living within those limits with satisfaction.

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  Sleep, Men, Doors

  "Your Emotional Fitness: Everything You Need to Know to Live a Life of Abundance". Book by Gary Rubin, p. 173, 2013.

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• Don't compare me with Jesus. He is a great master, a great master.

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  Jesus, Masters, Compare

  The New York Times, November 28, 1993.

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• We must cultivate a universal responsibility toward each other and extend it to the planet that we have to share

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  Responsibility, Share, Planets

  Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever (2010). “My Spiritual Journey”, p.16, Harper Collins

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• Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.

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  Life, Spiritual, Believe

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• Within the framework of the Buddhist Path, reflecting on suffering has tremendous importance because -realizing the nature of suffering, you will develop greater resolve to put an end to the causes of suffering and the unwholesome deeds which lead to suffering. And it will increase your enthusiasm for engaging in the wholesome actions and deeds which lead to happiness and joy.

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  Buddhist, Joy, Suffering

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• One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

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  Love, Compassion, Hatred

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

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• Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human being. The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. That's the way.

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  Inspiration, Important, Trying

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• The most important thing is practice in daily life; then you can
  know gradually the true value of religion. Doctrine is not meant for
  mere knowledge, but for the improvement of our minds. In order to do
  that, it must be part of our life. If you put religious doctrine in
  a building and when you leave the building depart from the practices,
  you cannot gain its value.

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  Religious, Order, Practice

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.94, Shambhala Publications

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• Consciousness will always be present, though a particular
  consciousness may cease. For example, the particular tactile
  consciousness that is present within this human body will cease when
  the body comes to an end. Likewise, consciousnesses that are
  influenced by ignorance, by anger or by attachment, these too will
  cease. But the basic, ultimate, innermost subtle consciousness will
  always remain. It has no beginning, and it will have not end.

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  Ignorance, Attachment, Body

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• One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about
  it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth
  every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering.
  Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this.
  >From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.
  Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the
  greatest degree of happiness.

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Thinking

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.270, Penguin Books India

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• Patience as we wait to take action is a kind of compassionate mind. Impatience on the other hand can be a source of failure.

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  Hands, Waiting, Mind

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• Without freedom, creativity cannot flourish. The right to freedom is crucial to progress in any society; and the context is having a sense of global responsibility.

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  Buddhist, Freedom, Creativity

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• The purpose of life is to increase the warm heart.

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  Heart, Purpose, Life Is

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• From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

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  Adversity, Values

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• It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.

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  Mistake, Keys, Giving

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• I hope that at this moment you are thinking of yourself as a human being rather than as an American, Asian, European, African, or member of any particular country. These loyalties are secondary.

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  Loyalty, Country, Thinking Of You

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2011). “How to Be Compassionate: A Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World”, p.77, Simon and Schuster

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• We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to the avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved.

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

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• In spiritual growth, it is important to avoid imbalances between academic or intellectual learning and practical implementation. Otherwise there is a danger that too much intellectualiza tion will kill the more contemplative practices and too much emphasis on practical implementation without study will kill the understanding. There has got to be a balance.

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  Spiritual, Buddhist, Learning

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• It's best not to get too excited or too depressed by the ups and downs of life.

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  Excited, Ups & Downs

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• The only clear thing is that we humans are the only species with the power to destroy the earth as we know it. The birds have no such power, nor do the insects, nor does any mammal. Yet if we have the capacity to destroy the earth, so, too, do we have the capacity to protect it.

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  Bird, Mammals, Doe

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• Sin contains its own judgement and punishment.

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  Punishment, Judgement, Sin

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• To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and completely focused on the task at hand...Flow can occur during any human activity, whether work or at play.

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  Mean, Hands, Play

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• I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend

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  Compassion, Genuine Concern, Rights

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• World peace must develop from inner peace.

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  Inner Peace, World, Human Compassion

  "Yoga at the Pentagon With Tao Porchon-Lynch" by Dr. Terri Kennedy, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 28, 2012.

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• When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

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  Compassion, Self, Benefits

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