One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When we are angry we are blind to reality. Anger may bring us a temporary burst of energy, but that energy is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one's anger,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Although we are all the same in not wanting problems and wanting a peaceful life, we tend to create a lot of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Those who suffer from an exaggerated sense of their own ability and accomplishment are continually subject to frustration, disappointment, and rage when… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When you are warm-hearted, there is no room for anger, jealousy or insecurity. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Anger and hatred are the real enemies that we must confront and defeat, not the 'enemies' who appear from time to time… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Afflictive emotions - our jealousy, anger, hatred, fear - can be put to an end. When you realize that these emotions are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Anger, jealousy, impatience, and hatred are the real troublemakers, with them problems cannot be solved. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Along with selfishness, anger is one of the most serious problems facing the world today — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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 Image
The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
