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Different Quotes by Dalai Lama

32 Different quotes by Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama’s reflections on difference are rooted in Buddhist compassion and the belief that each being contributes to a shared harmony. In 32 uplifting passages he encourages openness, patience, and the willingness to learn from perspectives that differ from our own.

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There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions.

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We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family

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We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them.

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Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

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Different religions meet the needs of different people

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I believe all religions pursue the same goals, that of cultivating human goodness and bringing happiness to all human beings. Though the…

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One country ... one ideology, one system is not sufficient. It is helpful to have a variety of different approaches ... We…

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Religion is like going out to dinner with friends. Everyone may order something different, but everyone can still sit at the same…

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The time has come to educate people, to cease all quarrels in the name of religion, culture, countries, different political or economic…

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We must realize that it is best to focus on our oneness, to re emphasize what is the same about each of…

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The proper way to create friends is to have a warm heart, not simply money or power. The friend of power and…

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Buddha himself taught different teachings to different people under different circumstances. For some people, there are beliefs based on a Creator. For…

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I usually say the aim of life is to be happy. Our existence is based on hope. Our life is rooted in…

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When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from…

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Whenever I visit a market and see the chickens crowded together in tiny cages that give them no room to move around…

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All living beings have experience of pleasure and pain, and we are among them. What makes human beings different is that we…

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Different people describe me in a different ways. Some describe me as the living Buddha. Nonsense. Some describe me as 'God-king.' Nonsense.…

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Happiness arises as a result of different causes and conditions. If you harm someone out of anger, you may feel some superficial…

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Samsara-our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but…

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Misunderstanding may arise by confusing the Buddhist and scientific definitions of death. Within the scientific system you spoke quite validly of the…

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Sometimes religion becomes yet another source for more division and even open conflict. Because of that situation, I feel the different religious…

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We need a sense of the oneness of the 7 billion human beings alive today. When I meet people, I don't think…

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There are many different kinds of power. True power comes from serving and helping others. Such behavior makes people respect you. They…

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The way of presentation is different according to each religion. In theistic religions like Buddhism, Buddhist values are incorporated. In nontheistic religions,…

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Under the bright sun, many of us are gathered together with different languages, different styles of dress, even different faiths. However, all…

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With a basic understanding of all humans as brothers and sisters, we can appreciate the usefulness of different systems and ideologies that…

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There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions, because there is…

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Because of the great differences in our ways of thinking, it is inevitable that we have different religions and faiths. Each has…

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Tibetans must take full authority and responsibility for developing industry, looking from all different perspectives, taking care of the environment, conserving resources…

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I consider myself to be just one among 7 billion human beings. If I were to think of myself as different from…

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The invitation come from some institution who really involving so-called my own profession, these fields. And then different universities or education sort…

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Of course, there are different truths on different levels. Things are true relative to other things; "long" and "short" relate to each…

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