Religion Quotes by Dalai Lama

My religion is kindness.

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I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

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What is my religion? Simple. Kindness.

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In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.

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Different religions meet the needs of different people

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

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Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.

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I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul.

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Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism.

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Even without a religion, we can become a good human being.

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The universe is a single atom: the convergence of science and spirituality.

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Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental…

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We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others. We cannot…

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There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is…

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There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion.

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Warm-heartedne ss and concern for others’ well-being are a condition for happiness, whether you are religious or not.

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I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

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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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The practicing of loving kindness toward one's enemy is the ultimate test of one's own spiritual attainment.

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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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To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and…

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As long as we observe love for others and respect for their rights and dignity in our daily lives, then whether we…

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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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Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical…

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Under the bright sun, many of us are gathered together with different languages, different styles of dress, even different faiths. However, all…

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The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of…

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The nature of the mind is such that if certain mental qualities are developed on a sound basis, they not only remain,…

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I am convinced that human nature is basically affectionate and good. If our behavior follows our kind and loving nature, immense benefits…

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The way of presentation is different according to each religion. In theistic religions like Buddhism, Buddhist values are incorporated. In nontheistic religions,…

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We may now have reached a point where this gap in our make-up has become unsustainable; partly because what in the past…

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All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty,…

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On love, not harming others, and respecting all beings. Even animals have these elements in their behavioral patterns. We should start by…

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My call for a spiritual revolution is not a call for a religious revolution. Nor is it a reference to a way…

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The rationale for universal compassion is based on the same principle of spiritual democracy. It is the recognition of the fact that…

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For the rest of your life to be as meaningful as possible, engage in spiritual practice if you can. It is nothing…

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I learn as much from a turtle as from a religious text.

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I believe deeply that we must find, all of us together, a new spirituality.

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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others.

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We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family

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