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Dalai Lama Quotes about Heart - Page 2

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Whenever I visit a market and see the chickens crowded together in tiny cages that give them no room to move around and spread their wings and the fish slowly drowning in the air, my heart goes out to them. People have

Whenever I visit a market and see the chickens crowded together in tiny cages that give them no room to move around and spread their wings and the fish slowly drowning in the air, my heart goes out to them. People have to learn to think about animals in a different way, as sentient beings who love life and fear death. I urge everyone who can to adopt a compassionate vegetarian diet.

Moving, Heart, Love Life

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist; it's absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart - then no problem.

Religious, Atheist, Heart

I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion.

Heart, Responsibility, Universal

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.

The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

Heart, Use, Good Heart

Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.51, Penguin

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.

Inspirational, Real, Heart

My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness.

Kindness, Heart, Brain

Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all.

Lying, Heart, Common Humanity

The Dalai Lama (2010). “Towards The True Kinship Of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together”, p.114, Hachette UK

The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.

Spiritual, Kindness, Heart

Dalai Lama (2005). “The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

Great changes start with individuals; the basis of world peace is inner peace in the hearts of individuals.

Heart, Inner Peace, World

All religions are essentially the same in their goal of developing a good human heart so that we may become better human beings.

Heart, Goal, May

Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

Heart, Responsibility, Moral

It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts.

Inspiring, Children, Heart

When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.

Heart, Lasting Happiness, Great Love

A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace.

Heart, Action, Greater

The Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman (2010). “Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium”, p.77, Hachette UK

All religion teaches the virtues of love, altruism and patience, while showing us how to discipline and transform ourselves to achieve inner peace and a kind heart. Therefore, they are worthy of our respect.

Heart, Discipline, Inner Peace

The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of religiosity we normally associate with it...It is for everyone, irrespective of race, religion or any political affiliation.

Heart, Race, Political

Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting others, whoever they may be. Whether one is a lay person or a monastic, we have no other option if we wish to survive in this world.

Teaching, Heart, Simple

The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see.

Heart, Benefits, Facts

We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds.

Real, Heart, Mind

The purpose of life is to increase the warm heart.

Heart, Purpose, Life Is

Kindness and a good heart are the foundation for success in this life, progress on the spiritual path, and the fulfillment of our aspirations. Our need for them is not limited to any specific time, place, society, or culture.

Spiritual, Kindness, Heart

The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.

Heart, Hatred, Tolerance

Source: www.motherjones.com

Whether it is under the guise of survival and self-defence or directly expressed through dominion and greed, the failure to recognize the common humanity shared by us all lies at the heart of our difficulties. To overcome it, we should begin to develop, from the level of the individual through that of society to the world at large, what I call a sense of universal responsibility; a deep respect for every living being who lives on this one small planet and calls it home.

Lying, Home, Heart

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

Being Yourself, Attitude, Heart

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.159, Shambhala Publications

Peace in the world depends on peace in the hearts of individuals; this depends on each of us practising ethics by disciplining our negative thoughts and emotions, and developing basic spiritual qualities.

Spiritual, Heart, Quality

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