--- title: "7 Deeper Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "7 Deeper quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Deeper sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/dalai-lama-89_beautiful_no-material-object-however-beautiful-or_258490.jpg" --- > [No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/no-material-object-however-beautiful-or-valuable-can-make-us-feel/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/dalai-lama-89_beautiful_no-material-object-however-beautiful-or_258490.jpg) > [I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-sometimes-sad-when-i-hear-the-personal-stories-of-tibetan/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/dalai-lama-89_anger_i-am-sometimes-sad-when-i-hear-the-perso_596768.jpg) > [Today we face many problems. Some are created essentially by ourselves based on divisions due to ideology, religion, race, economic status, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/today-we-face-many-problems-some-are-created-essentially-by-ourselves/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/dalai-lama-89_appreciate_today-we-face-many-problems-some-are-cre_1072122.jpg) > [Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/humans-are-not-machines-we-are-something-more-we-have-feeling-and/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/dalai-lama-89_affection_humans-are-not-machines-we-are-something_1408173.jpg) > [Even within one person, yesterday and today, there are differences. We must look at a deeper level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/even-within-one-person-yesterday-and-today-there-are-differences-we/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/dalai-lama-89_deeper_even-within-one-person-yesterday-and-tod_1549226.jpg) > [The problem isn't materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-problem-isn-t-materialism-as-such-rather-it-is-the-underlying/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/dalai-lama-89_animal_the-problem-isn-t-materialism-as-such-ra_1703533.jpg) > [If humanity is to survive, happiness and inner balance are crucial. Otherwise the lives of our children and their children are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-humanity-is-to-survive-happiness-and-inner-balance-are-crucial/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/dalai-lama-89_achieve_if-humanity-is-to-survive-happiness-and_2275142.jpg) ## Other authors on Deeper ## 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/deeper/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Deeper Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the subjective nature of the mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/no-material-object-however-beautiful-or-valuable-can-make-us-feel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/dalai-lama-89_beautiful_no-material-object-however-beautiful-or_258490.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/dalai-lama-89_beautiful_no-material-object-however-beautiful-or_258490.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/dalai-lama-89_beautiful_no-material-object-however-beautiful-or_258490.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and…” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. 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