When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is not only our right as members of the global human family to protest when our brothers and sisters are being… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Friends, genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I met an American lady many years ago, much distant. Then I told her about my own difficult experiences and I showed… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Many problems that confront us today are created by man, whether they are violent conflicts, destruction of the environment, poverty or hunger.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
With a basic understanding of all humans as brothers and sisters, we can appreciate the usefulness of different systems and ideologies that… — 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
