Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 8

• If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

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  Life, Worry, Needs

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• Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Spiritual, Inspiration

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• Without love we could not survive. Human beings are social creatures,
  and a concern for each other is the very basis of our life together.

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  Together, Social, Concern

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• Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.

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  Karma, Believe, Principles

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• If you help and serve others, you will ultimately gain.

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  Gains, Helping, Ifs

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• When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product.

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  Needs, Fulfilled, Fulfilling

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.110, Penguin Books India

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• So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the well-being of others.

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  Spiritual, Smart, Heart

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  Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

  Dalai Lama

  Peace, Nature, Inspiration

  Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.77, Univ of California Press

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• It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act.

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  Diversity, Enough, Rectify

  Dalai Lama XIV (2009). “Worlds in Harmony: Compassionate Action for a Better World: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.109, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance

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  Inspirational, Ignorance, Darkness

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2009). “Becoming Enlightened”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

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• If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Dalai Lama urges students to shape world" by Hal Bernton, community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. May 15, 2001.

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• Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend your cherishing to them anyway.

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  Buddhist, Thinking, Breathing

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• Religion is like going out to dinner with friends. Everyone may order something different, but everyone can still sit at the same table.

  Dalai Lama

  Religious, Order, Dinner With Friends

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• Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Hatred, Mind

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• When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.

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  Independence, Emotion, Assets

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• If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

  Dalai Lama

  Helping Others, Compassion, Support

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• Once you have a genuine sense of concern for others, there’s no room for cheating, bullying or exploitation.

  Dalai Lama

  Cheating, Bullying, Concern For Others

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• Good human qualities-honesty, sincerity, a good heart-cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced my machines, but only by the mind itself. We can call this the inner light, or God's blessing, or human qualitity. This is the essence of mankind.

  Dalai Lama

  Honesty, Heart, Blessing

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• The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Spiritual, Religious

  Dalai Lama (2016). “The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• The purpose of life is to be happy.

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  Purpose, Life Is, Purpose Of Life

  The Dalai Lama (1997). “Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective”, p.50, Shambhala

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• An eye for an eye....we are all blind

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Eye, Blind

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• When you hate someone intensely, 80% of what you think is delusion.

  Dalai Lama

  Hate, Thinking, Politics

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• If we are demoralized, sad and only complain, we’ll not solve our problems. If we only pray for a solution, we’ll not solve our problems. We need to face them, to deal with them without violence, but with confidence - and never give up. If you adopt a non-violent approach, but are also hesitant within, you’ll not succeed. You have to have confidence and keep up your efforts - in other words, never give up.

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  Giving Up, Effort, Faces

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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.

  Dalai Lama

  Humanity, Mind, Comfort

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

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• Always engage yourself positively with situations.

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  Situation, Positively

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