In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Genuine harmony must come from the heart. It cannot come from the barrel of a gun. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Harmony can not thrive in a climate of mistrust, cheating, bullying; mean-spirited competition. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
You use force, you create fear. Fear destroys trust. Trust is the basis of harmony. The hardliner believes harmony and unity can… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We can solve many problems in an appropriate way, without any difficulty, if we cultivate harmony, friendship and respect for one another. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
What is important is to see how we can best lead a meaningful everyday life, how we can bring about peace and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I have three commitments. Number one commitment is promotion of human value. Number two commitment is promotion of race harmony. Number three… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I can do what my energy, my time, to my other sort of commitment. And then also emotional, religious harmony. So in… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
An important distinction can be made between religion and spirituality. Religion [is] concerned with faith in the claims to salvation of one… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Peace must first be developed within an individual. And I believe that love, compassion, and altruism are the fundamental basis for peace.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I appreciate any organization or individual people who sincerely make an effort to promote harmony between humanity, and particularly harmony between the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I just want to live as a simple Buddhist monk, but during the last thirty years I have made many friends around… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
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