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Americans are interested because they are open-minded. They have an education system that teaches them to find out for themselves why things are the way they are. Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism

Americans are interested because they are open-minded. They have an education system that teaches them to find out for themselves why things are the way they are. Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

Dalai Lama
Believe, Buddhism, People
Source: www.motherjones.com

The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.

Dalai Lama
Buddhism, Negation, Absolutes
Source: www.motherjones.com

I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values.

Dalai Lama
Buddhism, Humans, Promoting

Some people get the impression that Buddhism talks too much about suffering. In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time. Similarly, the Buddhist is willing to sacrifice immediate comfort so that he or she can achieve lasting happiness.

Dalai Lama
Buddhist, Buddhism, Sacrifice
Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

Dalai Lama
Buddhism, Self, Discipline

When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.

Dalai Lama
Buddhist, Taken, Buddhism
His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.116, Penguin Books India

To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.

Dalai Lama
Buddhist, Teaching, Buddhism
"Dzogchen: Heart Essence of the Great Perfection" by Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.

I don't want to convert people to Buddhism - all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.

Dalai Lama
Buddhism, People, Want
"'Westerners are too self-absorbed'". Interview with Alice Thomson, www.telegraph.co.uk. April 1, 2006.

If there's good, strong evidence from science that such and such is the case and this is contrary to Buddhism, then we will change.

Dalai Lama
Inspirational, Strong, Buddhism
Dalai Lama XIV (1995). “My Tibet”, p.17, Univ of California Press

Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are.

Dalai Lama
Buddhist, Buddhism, Trying

I think when religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism - as well as Christianity and Judaism - were founded, at that time societies were generally male-dominated. So, therefore this social notion also influenced religion.

Dalai Lama
Buddhism, Thinking, Males
Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. January 1, 2006.

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