Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 7

• If you want to change the world, first try to improve and bring about change within yourself. That will help change your family. From there it just gets bigger and bigger. Everything we do has some effect, some impact.

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  Inspirational, Impact, Trying

  Dalai Lama XIV (2009). “Worlds in Harmony: Compassionate Action for a Better World: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.44, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of your own mind, that is, in terms of calming and eventually dispelling anger. This is action out of compassion. The other is more social, more public. When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefitting others, one needs to be engaged, involved.

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  Compassion, Two, Mind

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• The more we are concerned for the well being of others, the closer we will feel to each other.

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  Well Being, Wells, Feels

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• I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.

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  Inspirational, Peace, Pain

  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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• If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world.

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  Effort, World, Consistent

  "Training the Mind to Change the World" by Catherine Cussaguet, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 18, 2016.

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• If our tears do not lead us to act then we have lost the reason of our humanity, which is compassion.

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  Compassion, Humanity, Tears

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• Like the lotus which thrives in mud, the potential for realization grows in the rich soil of everyday life

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  Everyday, Lotuses, Realization

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• The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

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  Inspirational, Positive, Thank You

  Dalai Lama (1994). “The Path to Enlightenment”, p.105, Shambhala

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• Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.

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  Compassion, Suffering, Wish

  Dalai Lama, Paul Ekman, Ph.D. (2008). “Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion”, p.163, Macmillan

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• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

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  Success, Spiritual, Buddhist

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• Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.

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  Inspirational, Meaningful, Unhappy

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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. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.

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  Practice, People, Perception

  Dalai Lama (1994). “The Path to Enlightenment”, p.114, Shambhala

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• Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer.

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  Wisdom, Prayer, Meditation

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• Like anyone else, I too have the potential for violence; I too have anger in me. However, I try to recall that anger is a destructive emotion. I remind myself that scientists now say that anger is bad for our health; it eats into our immune system. So, anger destroys our peace of mind and our physical health. We shouldn’t welcome it or think of it as natural or as a friend.

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  Thinking, Mind, Trying

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• Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.

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  Reality, Way, Appearance

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• If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.

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  Inspirational, Life, Pain

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.95, Shambhala Publications

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• Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.

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  Inspirational, Running, Wisdom

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• I think in many ways narrow minded-attitudes lead to extreme thinking.

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  Spiritual, Attitude, Thinking

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• We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others’ activities. For this reason, it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others.

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  Happiness, Benefits, World

  "3 Keys to Lasting Happiness" by Randy Taran, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 12, 2011.

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• Study and practice are both very important, but they must go hand in hand. Faith without knowledge is not sufficient. Faith needs to be supported by reason. However intellectual understanding that is not applied in practice is also of little use. Whatever we learn from study we need to apply sincerely in our daily lives.

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  Hands, Practice, Understanding

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• There is only one important point you must keep in your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us, not even the Buddha. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life?

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  Life, Spiritual, People

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• Today, as we wish each other a Happy New Year, let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place. That way we'll actually make it a happy year.

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  Happy, New Year, Our World

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• I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

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  Inspirational, Positive, Encouraging

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• If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

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  Peace, Inspiration, Humanity

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• Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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  Inspirational, Buddhist, Compassion

  "Dzogchen: Heart Essence of the Great Perfection" by Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.

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