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Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 52

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Compassion seems to be the greatest power.

Compassion seems to be the greatest power.

Compassion, Seems

I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership. This could help create a more equitable and compassionate society.

Believe, Mind, Age

To seek solitude like a wild animal. That is my only ambition.

Ambition, Animal, Solitude

It is... very helpful to think of adversity not so much as a threat to our peace of mind but rather as the very means by which patience is attained.

Mean, Adversity, Thinking

The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.68, Hachette UK

... Our individual well-being is intimately connected both with that of all others and with the environment within which we live.... Our every action, our every deed, word, and thought, no matter how slight or inconsequential it may seem, has an implication not only for ourselves, but for all others, too.

Deeds, May, Matter

The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.32, Hachette UK

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

Generosity, Obstacles, Beggar

Dalai Lama (2009). “For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.70, Shambhala Publications

If the basic human nature was aggressive, we would have been born with animal claws & huge teeth -- but ours are very short, very pretty, very weak! That means we are not well equipped to be aggressive beings. Even the size of our mouth is very small. So I think the basic nature of human beings should be gentle.

Mean, Animal, Thinking

I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend [with dignity, with honor].

Old Friends, Honor, Trying

We had a rule in Tibet that anyone proposing a new invention had to guarentee that it was beneficial, or at least harmless, for seven generations of humans before it could be adopted.

Generations, New Inventions, Seven

Dalai Lama, Anne Benson, Fabien Ouaki (2016). “Imagine All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life As It Could Be”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

In some cases is keeping your mouth shut the best answer.

Keeping Your Mouth Shut, Answers, Mouths

I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!

Animal, Wonderful, Wounded

A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.

Appreciation, Kindness, Fundamentals

Wealth is not necessarily a bad thing when it has been earned in an honest manner and neither other individuals nor the environment suffered for it.

Honest, Wealth, Environment

I feel that we should not only maintain gentle, peaceful relations with our fellow human beings bur also that is very important to extend the same kind of attitude toward the natural environment.

Attitude, Peaceful, Important

Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.53, Univ of California Press

The proper way to create friends is to have a warm heart, not simply money or power. The friend of power and the friend of money are something different.

Heart, Different, Way

Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.53, Univ of California Press

Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make real peace? World peace through hatred and force is impossible.

Real, Hatred, Inner Peace

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.67, Shambhala Publications

In my childhood, I had a religious assistant who always told me, if you can really laugh with full abandonment, it's very good for your health.

Religious, Laughing, Childhood

The main cause of suffering is egoistic desire for one's own comfort and happiness.

Suffering, Desire, Comfort

We must live harmoniously with our neighbors.

Neighbor

On a daily basis, you must take more care of your mind than just money, money, money!

Mind, Care, Bases

For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, and enemy is indispinsable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.

Grateful, Compassion, Practice

Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.12, ReadHowYouWant.com

Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.

Feelings, Comfort, Needs

In some respects I have been the most unlucky because I have spent more time living as a refugee outside my country than I have spent in Tibet. On the other hand, it has been very rewarding for me to live in a democracy and to learn about the world in a way that we Tibetans had never known before.

Country, Hands, Democracy

I just want to live as a simple Buddhist monk, but during the last thirty years I have made many friends around the world and I want to have close contact with these people. I want to contribute to harmony and peace of mind, for less conflict. Wherever the possibililty is, I'm ready. This is my life's goal.

Buddhist, Simple, Years

When you encounter some problems, if you point your finger at yourself and not at others, this gives you control over yourself and calmness in a situation, where otherwise self-control becomes problematic.

Self, Giving, Over You

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