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Heart Quotes by Dalai Lama

66 Heart quotes by Dalai Lama

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Great changes start with individuals, and inner peace in each heart fuels world peace. The quotes say that religious traditions and science can increase compassion, but true harmony comes from trust in the heart, not from force or guns. Educating children includes caring for their hearts as well as their minds.

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Genuine harmony must come from the heart. It cannot come from the barrel of a gun.

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Real power has to do with one's ability to influence the hearts and minds of others.

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Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all.

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When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.

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The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.

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Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

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If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you.

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A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace.

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Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first.

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So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the…

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When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.

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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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I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a…

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My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart'.

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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart…

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Inner disarmament, external disarmament; these must go together, you see. Peace is not just mere absence of violence - genuine peace must…

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My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and…

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Kindness and a good heart are the foundation for success in this life, progress on the spiritual path, and the fulfillment of…

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The practice of altruism is the authentic way to live as a human being, and it is not just for religious people.…

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Peace in the world depends on peace in the hearts of individuals; this depends on each of us practising ethics by disciplining…

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Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect…

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The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of…

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Good human qualities-honesty, sincerity, a good heart-cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced my machines, but only by the…

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Ultimately, the decision to save the environment must come from the human heart. The key point is a call for a genuine…

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Whether it is under the guise of survival and self-defence or directly expressed through dominion and greed, the failure to recognize the…

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The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our…

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All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be…

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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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We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we…

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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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It is my fundamental conviction that compassion - the natural capacity of the human heart to feel concern for and connection with…

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The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas [enlightened heroes…

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The purpose of life is to increase the warm heart.

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My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness.

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A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.

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Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and…

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Once your mind is calm and full of love, there is no room for hatred or fear. Others will trust you because…

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The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves.…

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We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not…

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Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

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