Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 42

• Not to identify oneself with something, or to associate things with the 'me,' and to see that the idea that there is a 'me,' which is distinct from things, is a delusion.

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  Ideas, Ego, Delusion

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• The right way to deal with mental unhappiness must be within the mind too. On an emotional level, anger, fear and worry bring unhappiness. Scientists say they eat into our immune system. On the other hand, we are also equipped with a sense of affection and compassionate concern for the well-being of others.

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  Emotional, Hands, Worry

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• I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.

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  Compassion, Practice, Giving

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• Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.

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  Teacher, Character, Challenges

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• According to Buddhism, individuals are masters of their own destiny. And all living beings are believed to possess the nature of the Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, the potential or seed of enlightenment, within them. So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?

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  Buddhism, Destiny, Hands

  Dalai Lama (2004). “Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection”, Snow Lion Publication

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• Tolerance and patience should not be read as signs of weakness.
  They are signs of strength.

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  Tolerance, Weakness, Should

  Dalai Lama XIV (2009). “Worlds in Harmony: Compassionate Action for a Better World: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.64, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this.

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  Ambition, Weakness, Want

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• We are the creators of our own happiness and suffering, for everything originates in the mind.

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  Mind, Suffering, Creator

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• Buddhahood is a state free of all obstructions to knowledge and disturbing emotions. It is the state in which the mind is fully evolved.

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  Mind, Emotion, States

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• The colors of light are infinite through refraction, yet they all come from the same source. Thus I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul, nor fail to identify with the most virtuous.

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  Light, Color, Soul

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• Once you encourage the thought of compassion in your mind, once it becomes active, then your attitude towards others changes automatically.

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  Attitude, Compassion, Mind

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.62, Penguin

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• When we develop a right attitude of compassion and gratitude, we take a giant step towards solving our personal and international problems

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  Gratitude, Attitude, Compassion

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• Inner darkness, which we call ignorance, is the root of suffering. The more inner light that comes, the more darkness will diminish. This is the only way to achieve salvation or nirvana.

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  Ignorance, Light, Roots

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• In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

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  Sacrifice, Order, Leisure

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• Our every action has a universal dimension, a potential impact on others' happiness.

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  Impact, Others Happiness, Dimensions

  The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.42, Hachette UK

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• Peace must first be developed within an individual. And I believe that love, compassion, and altruism are the fundamental basis for peace. Once these qualities are developed within an individual, he or she is then able to create an atmosphere of peace and harmony. This atmosphere can be expanded and extended from the individual to his family, from the family to the community and eventually to the whole world.

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  Believe, Compassion, Community

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• External circumstances can contribute to one's happiness and well-being, but ultimately happiness and suffering depend on the mind.

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  Mind, Suffering, Circumstances

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• When seen from outer space, our beautiful blue planet has no national boundaries.

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  Beautiful, Blue, Space

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• More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have a religious framework or not. When we nurture this most basic human resource - when we set about cultivating those basic inner values which we all appreciate in others, then we start to live spiritually.

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  Religious, Kindness, Appreciate

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• Concern yourselves more with the needs of others, with the needs of all humanity, and you'll have peace of mind.

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  Humanity, Mind, Needs

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• Kindness and a good heart are the foundation for success in this life, progress on the spiritual path, and the fulfillment of our aspirations. Our need for them is not limited to any specific time, place, society, or culture.

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  Spiritual, Kindness, Heart

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• Those who have little interest in spirituality shouldn’t think that human inner values don’t apply to you. The inner peace of an alert and calm mind are the source of real happiness and good health. Our human intelligence tells us which of our emotions are positive and helpful and which are damaging and to be restrained or avoided.

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Real

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• Although attempting to bring about world peace through the internal transformation of individuals is difficult, it is the only way.

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  World, Way, Transformation

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• People assume that happiness stems from collecting things outside of yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside of yourself

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  Collecting Things, People, True Happiness

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• Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.""Laughter is good for thinking because when people laugh, it is easier for them to admit new ideas to their minds.

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  Inspiring, Laughter, Thinking

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