It is very wrong for people to feel deeply sad when they lose some money, yet when they waste the precious moments… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Afflictive emotions - our jealousy, anger, hatred, fear - can be put to an end. When you realize that these emotions are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The feeling of being happy or unhappy rarely depends on our absolute state, but on our perception of the situation, on our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The more you nurture a feeling of loving kindness, the happier and calmer you will be. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Your own pain is involuntary; you feel overwhelmed and have no control. When feeling the pain of others, there is an element… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
For a better, happier, more stable and civilized future, each of us must develop a sincere, warm-hearted feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood. — 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
Distrust brings frustration and fear. So therefore, the lonely feeling automatically come. So, lonely feeling is not creation of environment, but creation… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Be a good human being, a warm-hearted affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief. Having a sense of caring, a feeling of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Where there is a mind, there are feelings such as pain, pleasure, and joy. No sentient being wants pain: all wants happiness… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
One has to try to develop one's inner feelings, which can be done simply by training one's mind. This is a priceless… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
My religion is kindness. A good mind, a good heart, warm feelings these are the most important things. — 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