“The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“more dangerous than guns or bombs are hatred, lack of compassion, and lack of respect for the rights of others. As long… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Kindness is essential to mental peace. As you will see in the pages ahead, the central method for achieving a happier life… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“The realization of Nibbāna comes with the blossoming of wisdom and brings perfect peace, untarnished happiness, and the stilling of the mind’s… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“counterpart. If something is lacking in your perspective—if something is missing in your heart—then despite the most luxurious surroundings, you cannot be… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Those who have little interest in spirituality shouldn’t think that human inner values don’t apply to you. The inner peace of an… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“If a person shows anger to you, and you show anger in return, the result is disaster. If you nurse hatred, you… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Whether we will be able to achieve world peace or not, we have no choice but to work toward that goal. If… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Education is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“Transforming the mind involves first learning to know it, then identifying how it functions so as to eliminate the three main mental poisons, which… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“In general, if we carefully examine any given situation in a very unbiased and honest way, we will realize that to a large extent… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training. Through training, we… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“Live so when your children think of fairness and integrity they think of you.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“It is important to consider others at least as important as ourselves. This is the essence of spirituality.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“I maintain that Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism all hold up love as an ideal, seek to benefit… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“Marriages, even the best ones—perhaps especially the best ones—are an ongoing process of spoken and unspoken forgiveness. •” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“You see, if there are no difficulties and you are always relaxed, then you complain more” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“Joy can span from the pleasure of others’ good fortune, what Buddhists call mudita, to the pleasure in others’ misfortune, what the Germans call… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“If you think only of yourself, if you forget the rights and well-being of others, or, worse still, if you exploit others, ultimately you… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
“It seems that scientific research reaches deeper and deeper. But it also seems that more and more people, at least scientists, are beginning to… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share
