Character Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Transforming the mind involves first learning to know it, then identifying how it functions so as to eliminate the three main mental poisons, which…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“our ability to reframe our situation more positively”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“The fourth and final circuit is “our ability to be generous.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“In general, if we carefully examine any given situation in a very unbiased and honest way, we will realize that to a large extent…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training. Through training, we…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Live so when your children think of fairness and integrity they think of you.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“It is important to consider others at least as important as ourselves. This is the essence of spirituality.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“I maintain that Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism all hold up love as an ideal, seek to benefit…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Marriages, even the best ones—perhaps especially the best ones—are an ongoing process of spoken and unspoken forgiveness. •”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“You see, if there are no difficulties and you are always relaxed, then you complain more”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift.”

— Dalai Lama XIV