--- title: "8 Antidote Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "8 Antidote quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Antidote sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/dalai-lama-89_anger_we-cannot-overcome-anger-and-hatred-simp_120361.jpg" --- > [We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-cannot-overcome-anger-and-hatred-simply-by-suppressing-them-we/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/dalai-lama-89_anger_we-cannot-overcome-anger-and-hatred-simp_120361.jpg) > [The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-most-important-benefit-of-patience-consists-in-the-way-it-acts-as/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/688/dalai-lama-89_affliction_the-most-important-benefit-of-patience-c_188587.jpg) > [The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas \[enlightened heroes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-antidote-to-hatred-in-the-heart-the-source-of-violence-is/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/dalai-lama-89_antidote_the-antidote-to-hatred-in-the-heart-the_1440504.jpg) > [To help us bring benefit to others through our words and actions, it is useful to cultivate an attitude of sympathetic joy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/to-help-us-bring-benefit-to-others-through-our-words-and-actions-it/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/dalai-lama-89_ability_to-help-us-bring-benefit-to-others-throu_1837152.jpg) > [The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-antidote-to-hatred-in-the-heart-the-source-of-violence-is-2/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/dalai-lama-89_antidote_the-antidote-to-hatred-in-the-heart-the_2044693.jpg) > [One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/one-interesting-thing-about-greed-is-that-although-the-underlying/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/dalai-lama-89_antidote_one-interesting-thing-about-greed-is-tha_2494226.jpg) > [The greatest antidote to insecurity & sense of fear is compassion. It brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-greatest-antidote-to-insecurity-sense-of-fear-is-compassion-it/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f8/dalai-lama-89_antidote_the-greatest-antidote-to-insecurity-sens_2535913.jpg) > [The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-most-important-benefit-of-patience-consists-in-the-way-it-acts-as-2/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/dalai-lama-89_affliction_the-most-important-benefit-of-patience-c_2640063.jpg) ## Other authors on Antidote ## More by Dalai Lama > [Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/although-under-particular-circumstances-the-violence-method-any/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-are-a-number-of-qualities-which-are-important-for-mental-peace/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/in-the-interests-of-everyone-the-artist-had-a-responsibility-to-use/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-the-mind-is-dominated-by-hatred-the-best-part-of-the-brain-which/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/more-compassionate-mind-more-sense-of-concern-for-other-s-well-being/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/everybody-loves-to-talk-about-calmness-and-peace-whether-in-a-family/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-only-definitive-truth-for-buddhism-is-the-absolute-negation-of/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-can-change-society-change-humanity-by-changing-ourselves-as/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-don-t-want-to-convert-people-to-buddhism-all-major-religions-when/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-is-no-way-to-escape-death-it-is-just-like-trying-to-escape-by/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-live-within-the-environment-so-that-directly-relates-with-our/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/my-belief-is-that-the-various-religious-traditions-have-great/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/when-we-think-carefully-we-see-that-the-brief-elation-we-experience/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/so-let-us-reflect-on-what-is-truly-of-value-in-life-what-gives/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-the-source-of-my-own-suffering-because-of-the-habits-of-my-mind/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antidote/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "8 Antidote Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. 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