Quotes by Dalai Lama

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Head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism

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Popular Quotes

“Sleep is the best meditation.”

“Spend some time alone every day.”

“Love is the absence of judgment.”

“I think governments can't do much.”

“Computers make me totally blank out.”

“Live a life that transcends your own!”

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“It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious Even though our society does not emphasi...”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”

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“I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. Im not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like ...”

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

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“Sometimes when I meet old friends, it reminds me how quickly time passes. And it makes me wonder if we've utilized our time properly or not. Proper utilization of time is so important. While we hav...”

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“The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be.”

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“Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.”

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“Meanwhile, spring came, and with it the outpourings of Nature. The hills were soon splashed with wild flowers; the grass became an altogether new and richer shade of green; and the air became scent...”

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“We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.”

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“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”

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“Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”

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“Each one of us is responsible for reducing the negative potential of every situation we have to face.”

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“From the Buddhist point of view, all living beings -- that is, beings with feelings, experiences, and sensations -- are considered equal. Human beings can live without eating meat. As human beings,...”

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“Weapons never stay in their boxes. Once a weapon has been manufactured, sooner or later someone will use it. If it were possible to bring about true and lasting peace by force of arms, then we shou...”

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