--- title: "22 Difficulty Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "22 Difficulty quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Difficulty sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/dalai-lama-89_changing_conversion-is-not-my-intention-changing_3124924.jpg" --- > [Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/conversion-is-not-my-intention-changing-religion-is-not-easy-you-may/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/dalai-lama-89_changing_conversion-is-not-my-intention-changing_3124924.jpg) > [We can solve many problems in an appropriate way, without any difficulty, if we cultivate harmony, friendship and respect for one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-can-solve-many-problems-in-an-appropriate-way-without-any/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/dalai-lama-89_adversity_we-can-solve-many-problems-in-an-appropr_904415.jpg) > [If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-we-continue-to-approach-problems-from-the-perspective-of-temporary/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/dalai-lama-89_adversity_if-we-continue-to-approach-problems-from_1273305.jpg) > [It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-is-worth-remembering-that-the-time-of-greatest-gain-in-terms-of/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/dalai-lama-89_difficulty_it-is-worth-remembering-that-the-time-of_1603538.jpg) > [We must generate courage equal to the size of the difficulties we face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-must-generate-courage-equal-to-the-size-of-the-difficulties-we-face/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/dalai-lama-89_adversity_we-must-generate-courage-equal-to-the-si_1108060.jpg) > [If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-concern-yourself-mainly-with-others-the-broader-your-thinking/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/dalai-lama-89_concern_if-you-concern-yourself-mainly-with-othe_2465781.jpg) > [Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties; the survival of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/love-and-kindness-are-the-very-basis-of-society-if-we-lose-these/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/dalai-lama-89_bases_love-and-kindness-are-the-very-basis-of_538146.jpg) > [Climate change has been immense difficulties of pains or illness or hard life on this planet. So through that way, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/climate-change-has-been-immense-difficulties-of-pains-or-illness-or/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/dalai-lama-89_change_climate-change-has-been-immense-difficul_2600119.jpg) > [I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-have-been-confronted-with-many-difficulties-throughout-the-course/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/dalai-lama-89_ask-me_i-have-been-confronted-with-many-difficu_427700.jpg) > [Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/spend-5-minutes-breathing-in-cherishing-yourself-and-breathing-out/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4b/dalai-lama-89_breathing_spend-5-minutes-breathing-in-cherishing_3027956.jpg) > [His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/his-holiness-pope-john-paul-ii-was-a-determined-and-deeply-spiritual/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/dalai-lama-89_admiration_his-holiness-pope-john-paul-ii-was-a-det_79323.jpg) > [Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/cultivating-care-and-concern-for-others-gives-rise-to-a-kind-of-inner/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/dalai-lama-89_calm_cultivating-care-and-concern-for-others_2424076.jpg) > [Each of you should feel that you have great potential and that, with self-confidence and a little more effort, change really is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/each-of-you-should-feel-that-you-have-great-potential-and-that-with/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f7/dalai-lama-89_change_each-of-you-should-feel-that-you-have-gr_1290145.jpg) > [The more you think about your own self, the more self-centred you are, the more trouble even small problems can create in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-more-you-think-about-your-own-self-the-more-self-centred-you-are/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/dalai-lama-89_broadmindedness_the-more-you-think-about-your-own-self-t_1546025.jpg) > [Yet even the rich have their own kind of suffering, anxiety, doubt, and fear. So in many cases, wealthy people aren't happy!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/yet-even-the-rich-have-their-own-kind-of-suffering-anxiety-doubt-and/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a6/dalai-lama-89_amount_yet-even-the-rich-have-their-own-kind-of_2174069.jpg) > [I'm now nearly 79. At 16 I took responsibility for Tibet and lost my freedom. At 24 I lost my country and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-m-now-nearly-79-at-16-i-took-responsibility-for-tibet-and-lost-my/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/dalai-lama-89_being-happy_i-m-now-nearly-79-at-16-i-took-responsib_2199065.jpg) > [Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/everyone-wants-a-happy-life-without-difficulties-or-suffering-we/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/dalai-lama-89_anger_everyone-wants-a-happy-life-without-diff_210703.jpg) > [Depression seems to be related to fear, anger and frustration. When you're in a bad mood, even if you meet with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/depression-seems-to-be-related-to-fear-anger-and-frustration-when-you/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36b/dalai-lama-89_anger-and-frustratio_depression-seems-to-be-related-to-fear-a_2667581.jpg) > [If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-have-peace-of-mind-when-you-meet-with-problems-and/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b96/dalai-lama-89_able_if-you-have-peace-of-mind-when-you-meet_1637232.jpg) > [Whether it is under the guise of survival and self-defence or directly expressed through dominion and greed, the failure to recognize the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/whether-it-is-under-the-guise-of-survival-and-self-defence-or/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/dalai-lama-89_common_whether-it-is-under-the-guise-of-surviva_2618036.jpg) > [The real troublemakers are anger, jealousy, impatience, and hatred. With them, problems cannot be solved. Though we may have temporary success, ultimately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-real-troublemakers-are-anger-jealousy-impatience-and-hatred-with/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/dalai-lama-89_adversity_the-real-troublemakers-are-anger-jealous_680108.jpg) > [Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/hardship-in-forcing-us-to-exercise-greater-patience-and-forbearance/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/dalai-lama-89_accepting_hardship-in-forcing-us-to-exercise-great_3150290.jpg) ## Other authors on Difficulty ## 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/difficulty/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "22 Difficulty Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Conversion is not my intention. 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