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Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 45

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If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.

If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.

Peaceful, Mind, Causes

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.51, Penguin Books India

The world will be changed by western women.

World, Birth, Changed

I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.

People, Chinese, Violence

Source: www.motherjones.com

In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.

Anxiety, Facts, Wealthy

Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

I am confident that the next century will be better than this one.

Next, Century

Source: www.motherjones.com

Be a good human being, a warmhearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief.

Fundamentals, Belief, Affectionate

Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.

Responsibility, Should Have, Ideas

The more you nurture a feeling of loving kindness, the happier and calmer you will be.

Kindness, Feelings, Nurture

We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our family and friends. Peace and warm-heartednes s can then spread through the community just as ripples radiate out across the water when you drop a pebble into a pond

Inspirational, Change, Family

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

Motivation, Kindness, Compassion

Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.190, Penguin

The more adept we become at cultivating an altruistic attitude, the happier we will feel and the more comfortable will be the atmosphere around us. But if our emotions fluctuate wildly and we easily give in to hatred and jealousy, even our friends will avoid us. So even for people with no spiritual beliefs, it is important to have a peaceful mind.

Spiritual, Attitude, Giving

I think many people knows what I am thinking. The whole world knows I am not seeking independence, therefore is many Tibetan disappointed, and also some of our supporters - many Indians, many Europeans, many Americans are also disappointed because I am not seeking independence.

Thinking, People, Independence

Source: www.sbs.com.au

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment. So merely changing formal religious affiliations will often not help much. On the other hand, in pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people like you run around on the loose!

Running, Religious, Honesty

Source: www.motherjones.com

In some places, there's the concept of one religion, one truth. In the Muslim world, there's the notion of Allah. The Western, multireligious modern society is some kind of a challenge to this. These, I feel, are the main causes [for terrorism], and, when combined with lots of anger and frustration, cause a huge amount of hate.

Hate, Frustration, Challenges

Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. January 1, 2006.

When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon as our projections change, the attachment disappears, because that attachment was based solely on projection and expectation. It is possible to have compassion without attachment, and similarly, to have anger without hatred.

Friendship, Compassion, Attachment

Happiness in simplicity can be achieved with a flexible mindset and nine hours sleep each night.

Happiness, Sleep, Night

Initially, terrorism was a certain mixture of politics, economics, and religion. Now, it seems that terrorism is more individual and done to avenge personal grudges. So there are two kinds of terrorism.

Two, Done, Mixtures

Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. January 1, 2006.

Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs.

Hero, Responsibility, Needs

Depression seems to be related to fear, anger and frustration. When you're in a bad mood, even if you meet with your friends, you don't take pleasure in their company. But when you're in a good mood, even if things go wrong, you can cope with them without difficulty. This is why putting yourself in a good mood, making a point of developing a sense of loving kindness gives you greater inner strength.

Kindness, Frustration, Giving

We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them.

War, Long Ago, Chinese

Source: www.motherjones.com

Just give food without showing affection, [animals] might not get sort of 100% satisfaction. So they also, you see, when we human beings, we show affection, the poor animal also respond to us.

Animal, Giving, Might

Source: www.kpbs.org

My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of concern for others. We need to nurture it. Scientists have found that to ensure even physical health peace of mind is essential. People often think that love and compassion are only matters of religious concern, but in fact such values are necessary in all human relations

Love, Religious, Buddhist

If your mind is scattered, it is quite powerless.

Mind, Ifs, Powerless

Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2007). “How to See Yourself As You Really Are”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

In order to develop the willpower it takes to sacrifice, you must first realize that spending all your time and energy pursuing material comforts means you will eventually suffer. It's all about positive and negative consequences. It's very important to be aware that there are long-term consequences [for every action].

Mean, Sacrifice, Order

Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

When invitation come, then I inquire just to see new place or seeing just the one sort of family, then not much interest.

Interest, Invitations, New Places

Source: www.kpbs.org

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