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Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 6

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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.

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.

Life, Worry, Needs

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

Happiness, Discipline, Mind

Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.48, Penguin

Limitless like the ocean are your excellent qualities.

Self Esteem, Ocean, Quality

Study and practice are both very important, but they must go hand in hand. Faith without knowledge is not sufficient. Faith needs to be supported by reason. However intellectual understanding that is not applied in practice is also of little use. Whatever we learn from study we need to apply sincerely in our daily lives.

Hands, Practice, Understanding

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

Helping Others, Compassion, Support

Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

Believe, People, Command

Interview with Robert Thurman, www.motherjones.com. November 1997.

Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.

Compassion, Suffering, Wish

Dalai Lama, Paul Ekman, Ph.D. (2008). “Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion”, p.163, Macmillan

I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

Thinking, Way, Ethics

Sleep is the best meditation.

Inspirational, Spiritual, Wisdom

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."

Inspirational, Kindness, Heart

From a certain point of view our real enemy, the true troublemaker, is inside.

Real, Views, Enemy

Anger may bring extra energy, but it eclipses the best part of our brain: its rationality. The energy of anger is almost always unreliable.

Brain, Energy, May

If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail.

Reality, Inner Peace, Mind

All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.

Life, Spiritual, Pain

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.

Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.

Inspirational, Difficult Situations, Suffering

Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.112, Penguin

The nature of our motivation determines the character of our work.

Motivation, Character, Determine

If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace.

Attitude, Inner Peace, Ifs

"5 Ways to Peace for Control Freaks" by Kathryn Remati, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2015.

It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in dependence on our motivation. Faulty states of mind give rise to faulty actions. To control negative physical and verbal actions, we need to tame our minds.

Motivation, Spring, Giving

There is no self-interest completely unrelated to others' interests. Due to the fundamental interconnectedness which lies at the heart of reality, your interest is also my interest. From this it becomes clear that "my" interest and "your" interest are intimately connected. In a deep sense, they converge.

Lying, Heart, Reality

If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.

Inspirational, Life, Pain

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.95, Shambhala Publications

Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm state of mind. Compassion is not just being kind to your friend. That involves attachment because it is based on expectation. Compassion is when you do something good without any expectations - based on realizing that "the other person is also just like me".

Jealousy, Buddhist, Kindness

There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.

Powerful, Long, Environmental

Easy times are the enemy, they put us to sleep. Adversity is our friend, it wakes us up

Adversity, Sleep, Enemy

Every human action, whether it has become positive or negative, must depend on motivation.

Motivation, Negative, Action

If the mind is tranquil and occupied with positive thoughts, the body will not easily fall prey to disease

Fall, Mind, Body

Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.8, ReadHowYouWant.com

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