People Quotes by Dalai Lama

Different religions meet the needs of different people

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Artists have the responsibility to serve humanity give people hope.

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Rulers come and go. It's the people who are the real rulers of the country.

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Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

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We need to teach people that the environment has a direct bearing on our own benefit.

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Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

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People should never sit alone for too long when they're crying.

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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

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At the beginning of this century, people never questioned the effectiveness of war, never thought there could be real peace. Now, people…

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Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature,…

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People assume that happiness stems from collecting things outside of yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside of yourself

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The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

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We have to adopt a wider perspective, and always find common things between the people of north, east, south, and west. Conflict…

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The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

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Perhaps our teachings seem less religious and more technical, like psychology, so they are easier for secular people to use.

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Your motivation should be sincere and your life should be of benefit to some people. That is the main thing. Don't care…

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If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But…

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In twenty years' time I'll be eighty-three, just an old man with a stick moving like a sloth bear. While I'm alive,…

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I think every human being, born from mother, and at least the next few years, you see, received immense affection from our…

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All People and things are interdependent. The world has become so small that no nation can solve its problems alone, in isolation…

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Americans are interested because they are open-minded. They have an education system that teaches them to find out for themselves why things…

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I think mischievous people always there, ... Some kind of perfect world, that is impossible. Accept that reality. (For) those people who…

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When we are young and again when we are old, we depend heavily on the affection of others. Between these stages we…

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People think of animals as if they were vegetables, and that is not right. We have to change the way people think…

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In olden times when there was a war, it was a human-to-human confrontation. The victor in battle would directly see the blood…

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Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or…

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Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on…

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People often expect the other person to respond first in a positive way, instead of taking the initiative to create that possibility.…

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I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul. Soul is at home…

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Some people say that the West has a cruel history. These people also may see the achievements of Western countries - in…

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We have to think and see how we can fundamentally change our education system so that we can train people to develop…

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A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such…

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Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.

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Chinese people themselves, they really want change.

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The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.

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Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.

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Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to…

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I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue…

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I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.

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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just…

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