Suffering Quotes by Dalai Lama

I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance.

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I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.

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The main cause of suffering is egoistic desire for one's own comfort and happiness.

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To a large extent, whether you suffer depends on how you respond to a given situation.

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If others are happy, we will be happy. If others suffer, ultimately we all suffer.

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When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.

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We are all basically the same human beings, who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. Everybody is my peer group. Your…

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The greater the force of your compassion, the greeater your resilience in confronting hardships.

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The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

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Suffering increases your inner strength. Also, the wishing for suffering makes the suffering disappear.

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When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help.

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The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

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Inner darkness, which we call ignorance, is the root of suffering. The more inner light that comes, the more darkness will diminish.…

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When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself,…

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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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We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and…

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pain is inevitable,suffering is optional... we have bigger houses,but smaller families. More conveniences,but less time. We have knowledge,but less judgements; more experts,but…

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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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The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful…

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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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Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever…

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If we develop concern for other people's welfare, share other people's suffering, and help them, ultimately we will benefit. If we 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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Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question…

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Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that feeling everyone tries to achieve happiness and tries to…

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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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It is my belief that whereas the twentieth century has been a century of war and untold suffering, the twenty-first century should…

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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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If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a…

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In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering…

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The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery.

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In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and…

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We are social animals. Others' suffering is ultimately your suffering; their happiness is ultimately your happiness.

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Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness.

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It is important not to allow ourselves to be put off by the magnitude of others' suffering. The misery of millions is…

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The highest happiness is when one reaches the stage of liberation, at which there is no more suffering.

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Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest…

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Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of…

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External circumstances can contribute to one's happiness and well-being, but ultimately happiness and suffering depend on the mind.

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Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

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