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Inspirational Quotes by Dalai Lama

142 Inspirational quotes by Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama teaches that worrying does not solve problems and that change starts with our own actions. He says patience keeps our mind steady when things get tough, and that true satisfaction comes from within. He also calls for caring for each other and the planet we share.

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The point of life is happiness.

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Ultimately, the human being is in the mercy of nature.

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Forget the failures. Keep the lessons.

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You're happy when you help others become happy.

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Spend some time alone every day.

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Children are our greatest untapped resource.

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Constructiveness is the human way.

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Now is the time when your action is practice.

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Conservation is not merely a question of morality, but a question of our own survival.

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Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.

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As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.

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You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing.

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Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

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Human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself.

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If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use.

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Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

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When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself,…

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We discover that all human beings are just like us, so we are able to relate to them more easily. That generates…

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Moving towards better rather than moving away from bad is an attitude of embracing life rather than rejecting it.

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If you can cultivate wholesome mental states prior to sleep and allow them to continue right into sleep without getting distracted, then…

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Without freedom, creativity cannot flourish. The right to freedom is crucial to progress in any society; and the context is having a…

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Despite all philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings.

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A zero itself is nothing, but without a zero you cannot count anything; therefore, a zero is something, yet zero.

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If you want to change the world, first try to improve and bring about change within yourself. That will help change your…

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Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, "I am of no value", is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself.…

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Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself.…

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Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect…

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Every single being, even those who are hostile to us, is just as afraid of suffering as we are, and seeks happiness…

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Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so…

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Our state of mind plays a major role in our day-to-day experiences as well as our physical and mental well-being. If a…

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While people are often content to criticize and blame others for what goes wrong, surely we should at least attempt to put…

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I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment.…

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It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you…

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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…

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The meaning of life is happiness.

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An enemy is indeed a precious teacher.

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From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

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Happiness is the highest form of health.

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Our business is to be happy.

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World peace begins with inner peace.

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I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.