Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 51

• I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!

  Dalai Lama

  Animal, Wonderful, Wounded

  4 Copy quote

• A human being isn't meant to be some kind of machine designed only for production. No. Human life isn't just for work.

  Dalai Lama

  Work, Machines, Kind

  7 Copy quote

• All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.

  Dalai Lama

  Honesty, Compassion, People

  Interview with Robert Thurman, www.motherjones.com. November 1997.

  4 Copy quote

• Spiritual practice . . . involves, on the one hand, acting out of concern for others' well-being. On the other, it entails transforming ourselves so that we become more readily disposed to do so.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Hands, Practice

  The Dalai Lama (2012). “The Essence Of Wisdom”, p.9, Hachette UK

  7 Copy quote

• We all have the potential to be better than we are.

  Dalai Lama

  Growth

  4 Copy quote

• When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug addict feels when indulging his or her habit. Temporary relief is soon followed by a craving for more. And in just the same way that taking drugs in the end only causes trouble, so, too, does much of what we undertake to fulfill our immediate sensory desires.

  Dalai Lama

  Thinking, Drug, Sensual

  The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.36, Hachette UK

  4 Copy quote

• An ethical act is one which does not harm others' experience or expectation of happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Expectations, Doe, Ethics

  4 Copy quote

• (Because) the notion of absolute truth is difficult to sustain outside the context of religion, ethical conduct is not something we engage in because it is somehow right in itself but because, like ourselves, all others desire to be happy and to avoid suffering. Given that this is a natural disposition, shared by all, it follows that each individual has a right to pursue this goal. Accordingly, I suggest that one of the things which determines whether an act is ethical or not is its effect on others' experience or expectation of happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Goal, Expectations, Suffering

  4 Copy quote

• While it is all very well to distinguish happiness that is transient from that which is lasting, between ephemeral and genuine happiness, the only happiness it is meaningful to speak of when a person is dying from thirst is access to water.

  Dalai Lama

  Meaningful, Water, Dying

  4 Copy quote

• In the past, the respect people had for religion meant that ethical practice was maintained through a majority following one religion or another. But this is no longer the case. We must therefore find some other way of establishing basic ethical principles.

  Dalai Lama

  Past, Ethical Principles, Practice

  The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.5, Hachette UK

  4 Copy quote

• Each of us must learn to work not just for one self, one's own family or one's nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Responsibility, Keys, Self

  4 Copy quote

• The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

  Dalai Lama

  Lying, Foundation, Needs

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.3, ReadHowYouWant.com

  4 Copy quote

• Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Hands, Genuine Happiness

  4 Copy quote

• Once we have a firm practice of compassion our state of mind becomes stronger which leads to inner peace, giving rise to self-confidence, which reduces fear. This makes for constructive members of the community. Self-centredness on the other hand leads to distance, suspicion, mistrust and loneliness, with unhappiness as the result.

  Dalai Lama

  Distance, Loneliness, Self Confidence

  5 Copy quote

• The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet.

  Dalai Lama

  Real, Responsibility, Roots

  "Inner Peace, World Peace : Essays on Buddhism and Nonviolence". Book by Kenneth Kraft, p. 2, 1992.

  4 Copy quote

• The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.

  Dalai Lama

  Jealousy, Achievement, Overcoming

  "The Dalai Lama in Harvard". Book by Jeffrey Hopkins, 1988.

  4 Copy quote

• Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.

  Dalai Lama

  Reality, Should Have, Elephants

  "Dalai Lama Laughs Off China's Criticism". News conference in Vancouver, www.theglobeandmail.com. September 08, 2006.

  4 Copy quote

• Sectarian feelings and criticism of other teachings or other sects is very bad, poisonous, and should be avoided.

  Dalai Lama

  Teaching, Feelings, Criticism

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

  4 Copy quote

• Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

  Dalai Lama

  Mean, Thinking, Compassion

  5 Copy quote

• For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.

  Dalai Lama

  Mind, Progress, Importance

  4 Copy quote

• The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.

  Dalai Lama

  Responsibility, Commitment, Important

  5 Copy quote

• It seems that for some people the idea of compassion entails a complete disregard for or even a sacrifice of their own interests. This is not the case. In fact, you first of all have to have a wish to be happy yourself - if you don't love yourself like that, how can you love others?

  Dalai Lama

  Love You, Sacrifice, Compassion

  4 Copy quote

• Compassion is something we can count on. Even if we face economic problems and our fortunes decline, we can still share our compassion with our fellow human beings. National and global economies are subject to many ups and downs, but through them all we can retain a compassionate attitude that will carry us through.

  Dalai Lama

  Attitude, Compassion, Faces

  4 Copy quote

• The basis of human rights is happy life. Everyone wants to lead a happy life for which we need to have a holistic approach.

  Dalai Lama

  Happy Life, Rights, Needs

  7 Copy quote

• Peace is the Only Way for the survival of Humanity

  Dalai Lama

  Humanity, Survival, Way

  4 Copy quote

You May Also Like:

Mahatma Gandhi

Desmond Tutu

Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha

Nhat Hanh

Billie Holiday

Heinrich Harrer

Dalai Lama