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Life Quotes by Dalai Lama

159 Life quotes by Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama teaches that love, compassion, and kindness are the heart of all religions. He says the purpose of life is to find happiness, no matter one’s wealth, education, or background. He also stresses that genuine human affection is the key to true joy.

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Individuality is very important for a full human life...

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The point of life is happiness.

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The meaning of life is happiness.

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On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing.

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Kindness is the key to peace and harmony in family life.

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The basic condition of human life is happiness.

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The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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The purpose of life is to increase the warm heart.

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A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

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Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

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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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A human being isn't meant to be some kind of machine designed only for production. No. Human life isn't just for work...

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Like the lotus which thrives in mud, the potential for realization grows in the rich soil of everyday life

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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

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I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

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The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness.

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There is...a tendency to think of the spiritual life as primarily introspective, divorced from the concerns of everyday life…Faith that does not…

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Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still…

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Our life depends on others so much that at the root of our existence is a fundamental need for love. That is…

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Without love we could not survive. Human beings are social creatures, and a concern for each other is the very basis of…

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I believe that the destructive nature of society that now threatens the existence of the entire human world has much to do…

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A balanced and skillful approach to life, taking care to avoid extremes, becomes a very important factor in conducting one's everyday existence.

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If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

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The immediate source of a mind... must be a mind which existed before the conception took place; the mind must have a…

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The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we…

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As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain…

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Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration,…

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The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or…

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Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the…

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When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive…

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I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or…

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Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents, and then later on in…

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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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We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we…

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From the viewpoint of absolute truth, what we feel and experience in our ordinary daily life is all delusion. Of all the…

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“The purpose of our lives is to be happy-Dalai Lama”

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Our prime purpose in life is to serve others.

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Passion is what gives sense to our life.

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The purpose of life is to be happy.

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If one's life is simple, contentment has to come.

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