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Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 27

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Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health.

Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health.

Peace, Negative, Emotion

Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.

Letting Go, Attachment, Passionate Desire

Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.11, Univ of California Press

It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal.

Inspirational, Graduation, Determination

Emory University commencement speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1998.

Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy.

Inspirational, Real, Cancer

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

Needs, Fulfilled, Fulfilling

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

Being concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives, how we depend on others and others depend on us, our outlook will change. We’ll begin to see 'others' not as somehow distant from us, but as people we are in touch with, people close to us; we will no longer feel indifferent to them.

Change, Buddhist, Buddhism

Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.

Prayer, Doe, Humans

I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.

Spiritual, Confusion, Honor

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Karma, Wisdom, Buddhist

We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind.

Honesty, Mind, Needs

Once a year go somewhere you have never been before.

Travel, Years, Travel The World

I am convinced that human nature is basically affectionate and good. If our behavior follows our kind and loving nature, immense benefits will result, not only for ourselves, but also for the society to which we belong. I generally refer to this sort of love and affection as a universal religion. Everyone needs it, believers as much as non-believers. This attitude constitutes the very basis of morality.

Attitude, Loving Nature, Needs

There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings.

Common Sense, Way, Humans

It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.

Inspirational, Motivational, Views

No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. We have the same basic human needs and concerns. All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples. That is human nature.

Destiny, Suffering, Trying

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.

This generation has a responsibility to reshape the world. Start the task even if it will not be fulfilled in your lifetime. Even if it seems hopeless now, never give up. Offer a positive vision, with enthusiasm and joy, and an optimistic outlook.

Giving Up, Optimistic, Responsibility

The two most important things to remember in business are: to be aware of the consequential impact on ecology, and a caring relationship between employer and employee.

Caring, Impact, Two

The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others.

Care, Way, Interest

The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.

Concern For Others, Welcome, Well Being

It is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends.

Real, Expression, Affection

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Spiritual, Religious, Kindness

"The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p. 52), 1990.

Without your own effort it is impossible for blessings to come.

Blessing, Effort, Impossible

Dalai Lama (2005). “The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice”, p.156, Simon and Schuster

Without inner peace it is impossible to have world peace.

Peace, Passion, World

To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.

Running, Self, Long

Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action.

Determination, Compassion, Demand

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