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Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 23

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I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal.

I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal.

Caring, Lasting Happiness, Understanding

A positive future cannot emerge from the mind of anger of despair

Mind, Despair, Positive Future

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.

Compassion, Needs, Littles

"Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama". Book by Margaret Gee, p. 71, 2001.

We all wish to live a happy life. In addition, we all have the same right to fulfil this goal. And we all have the potential to do so for the simple reason that future is not fixed, it can be changed. Therefore, we should live in hope that we really can overcome whatever problems we face.

Happy Life, Simple, Goal

We all want to live a happy life and have a right to do so, whether through work or spiritual practice. I'm subject to destructive emotions like anger and jealousy the same as you, but we all have potential for good too. However, our existing education system is oriented towards material development; neglecting inner values. Consequently we lack a clear awareness of the inner values that are the basis of a happy life.

Spiritual, Happy Life, Practice

Compassion is something really worthwhile. It is not just a religious or spiritual subject, not a matter of ideology. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Spiritual, Religious, Compassion

Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking others’ interests into account.

Inner Peace, Violence, Absence

We must recognize that all beings want the same thing we want. This is the way to achieve a true understanding, unfettered by artificial consideration.

Understanding, Desire, Want

For discovering one's true inner nature, I think one should try to take out some time, with quiet and relaxation, to think more inwardly and to investigate the inner world. That may help.

Thinking, Discovery, Relaxation

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.41, Penguin Books India

One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious... Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

Inspirational, Attitude, Clever

From the scientific view, the theory of karma may be a metaphysical assumption -- but it is no more so than the assumption that all of life is material and originated out of pure chance

Inspirational, Karma, Views

We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion, they lack the eye of wisdom to see the path leading to nirvana and enlightenment, and they lack the necessary guidance of a spiritual teacher. Moment by moment they are indulging in negative actions, which will eventually bring about their downfall.

Inspirational, Spiritual, Teacher

What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.

Life, Happiness, Spirituality

According to Buddhist practice, there are three stages or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment towards life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara. Then in the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated

Buddhist, Attachment, Self

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.39, Penguin Books India

Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned.

Buddhist, Logic, Abandoned

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.292, Penguin Books India

Your own pain is involuntary; you feel overwhelmed and have no control. When feeling the pain of others, there is an element of discomfort, but there also is a level of stability because you are voluntarily accepting pain. It gives you a sense of confidence.

Pain, Helping Others, Giving

The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally.

Nature, Environmental, Natural

It's unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved only on the basis of prayer; what we need is to take action.

Prayer, Honesty, Thinking

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist; it's absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart - then no problem.

Religious, Atheist, Heart

All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I believe the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics that is beyond religion.

Love, Reality, Thinking

"Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World". Book by 14th Dalai Lama, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 6, 2011.

Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal.

Love, Compassion, People

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.8, Penguin Books India

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

Compassion, Victory, Battle

Human beings are of such nature that they should have not only material facilities but spiritual sustenance as well. Without spiritual sustenance, it is difficult to get and maintain peace of mind.

Spiritual, Inspiration, Should Have

Real change in society must start from individual initiative.

Real, Hero, Initiative

Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt.

Philosophical, Confusion, Doubt

Dalai Lama (1994). “The Path to Enlightenment”, p.56, Shambhala

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