“...the very "purpose of life" - the goal of avoiding suffering and discovering happiness.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“We create most of our suffering, so it should be logical that we also have the ability to create more joy. It… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Compassion is a mind wishing that sentient beings be free from suffering, and loving-kindness is a mind wishing that they meet with… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“The consequences of karma are definite: Negative actions always bring about suffering, and positive actions always bring happiness. If you do good,… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“If you live with fear and consider yourself as something special then automatically, emotionally, you are distanced from others. You then create… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“the ability to maintain positive states or positive emotions would directly impact one’s ability to experience happiness. These two great spiritual leaders… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“The key to happiness lies in strength of mind, inner serenity, and a quality like steadfastness. We can approach this by developing… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Transforming the mind involves first learning to know it, then identifying how it functions so as to eliminate the three main mental poisons, which… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“In general, if we carefully examine any given situation in a very unbiased and honest way, we will realize that to a large extent… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training. Through training, we… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Live so when your children think of fairness and integrity they think of you.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“It is important to consider others at least as important as ourselves. This is the essence of spirituality.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“I maintain that Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism all hold up love as an ideal, seek to benefit… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“Marriages, even the best ones—perhaps especially the best ones—are an ongoing process of spoken and unspoken forgiveness. •” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“You see, if there are no difficulties and you are always relaxed, then you complain more” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift.” — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
