Accepting Quotes by Dalai Lama

13 Accepting quotes by Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama’s 13 succinct reflections on accepting blend serenity with practical advice. His compassionate tone encourages a calm, open heart as a pathway to lasting inner peace.

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If there were really serious consequences if I did not accept, then of course I would do whatever was necessary. But in…

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If we had to accept the idea of an independent creator, the explanations given in [several Buddhist texts] which completely refutes the…

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It is in everybody's interest to seek those [actions] that lead to happiness and avoid those which lead to suffering. And because…

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Your own pain is involuntary; you feel overwhelmed and have no control. When feeling the pain of others, there is an element…

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China can keep her troops on the external frontiers of Tibet, and Tibetans will pledge to accept the appropriate form of union…

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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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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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We must openly accept all ideologies and systems as a means of solving humanity's problems. One country, one nation, one ideology, one…

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As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain…

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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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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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Religion is important for humanity, but it should evolve with humanity. The first priority is to establish and develop the principle of…

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Buddhism does not accept a theory of God, or a creator. According to Buddhism, one's own actions are the creator, ultimately. Some…

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

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