Since periods of great change, such as the present one, come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We can't be useful to ourselves unless we're useful to others … Anyone concerned only by his own well-being will suffer eventually.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. Those others are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We are beset by problems and if we look for their source, we find they arise because of our selfishness, because we… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Every morning when I wake up, I dedicate myself to helping others to find peace of mind. Then, when I meet people,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents, and then later on in… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Learning is the first step in making positive changes within yourself. Other factors are conviction, determination, action & effort. Learning & education… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Interdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects survive by mutual cooperation based on innate recognition of their interconnectedness. It… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There needs to be understanding that anger never helps to solve a problem. It destroys our peace of mind and blinds our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
To help us bring benefit to others through our words and actions, it is useful to cultivate an attitude of sympathetic joy… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If we can manage to refrain from harming others in our everyday actions and words, we can start to give more serious… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There are many different kinds of power. True power comes from serving and helping others. Such behavior makes people respect you. They… — 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
There is competition, but it is used in a good way. It is positive to want to go first, provided the intention… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If we develop concern for other people's welfare, share other people's suffering, and help them, ultimately we will benefit. If we think… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When we are young and again when we are old, we depend heavily on the affection of others. Between these stages we… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If you want to change the world, first try to improve and bring about change within yourself. That will help change your… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Peace has a great deal to do with warm-heartednes s and respect for the lives of others, avoiding doing them harm and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I believe deeply that we must find a new spirituality... in such a way that all people of good will could adhere… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The development of our minds and our destination in future lives is in our hands. No one else can help us. It… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter.… — 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
When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
