If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If we want spiritual development, the practice of patience is essential. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Forming a new world religion is difficult and not particularly desirable. However, in that love is essential to all religions, one could… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is a wonderful thing if one can use one's place of work as a place of spiritual practice as well. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There is...a tendency to think of the spiritual life as primarily introspective, divorced from the concerns of everyday life…Faith that does not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Perhaps our teachings seem less religious and more technical, like psychology, so they are easier for secular people to use. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
[Animals] appreciate others' affection, they also have the sort of ability to show their own affection. And then as soon as we're… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Scientists may study mainly matter but they cannot ignore the human mind, or consciousness: spiritual practitioners may be engaging mainly in developing… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
This new concept ought to be elaborated alongside the religions, in such a way that all people of good will could adhere… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I have observed that religious practice is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness itself. I have also suggested… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We discover that all human beings are just like us, so we are able to relate to them more easily. That generates… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. The clear proof of a person's love… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Our lives are in constant flux, which generates many predicaments. But when these are faced with a calm and clear mind supported… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Religion is important for humanity, but it should evolve with humanity. The first priority is to establish and develop the principle of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Here, the certain temple rule, this seems to me to have a certain responsibility to look after the well-being of society and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
(Because) the notion of absolute truth is difficult to sustain outside the context of religion, ethical conduct is not something we engage… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There is no denying that consideration of others is worthwhile and that our happiness is inextricably bound up with the happiness of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is not enough to belong to a religion. You also have to put it into practice. Religion is like medicine. You… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I always emphasize that it is much safer and better to keep one's own religious faith. The other major religions are thousands… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I don't think human affection and compassion are just religious concerns; they're indispensable factors in our day-to-day lives. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In my childhood, I had a religious assistant who always told me, if you can really laugh with full abandonment, it's very… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Religion is like going out to dinner with friends. Everyone may order something different, but everyone can still sit at the same… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
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