If a harmonious relationship is established amongst societies and religious beliefs in today's multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural world, then it will surely… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Peace must first be developed within an individual. And I believe that love, compassion, and altruism are the fundamental basis for peace.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Once we have a firm practice of compassion our state of mind becomes stronger which leads to inner peace, giving rise to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is my belief that whereas the twentieth century has been a century of war and untold suffering, the twenty-first century should… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I feel that compassionate thought is the most precious thing there is. It is something that only we human beings can develop.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
My call for a spiritual revolution is not a call for a religious revolution. Nor is it a reference to a way… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In the modern world, the interests of a particular community can no longer be considered to lie within the confines of its… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
As far as your personal requirements are concerned, the ideal is to have fewer involvements, fewer obligations, and fewer affairs, business or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The invitation come from some institution who really involving so-called my own profession, these fields. And then different universities or education sort… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Whether it is under the guise of survival and self-defence or directly expressed through dominion and greed, the failure to recognize the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When a certain community is destroyed, in reality it destroys a part of all of us. So there should be a clear… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Love is a simple practice yet it is very beneficial for the individual who practices it as well as for the community… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Our world is increasingly interdependent, but I wonder if we truly understand that our interdependent human community has to be compassionate; compassionate… — 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
