The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A balanced and skillful approach to life, taking care to avoid extremes, becomes a very important factor in conducting one's everyday existence. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The two most important things to remember in business are: to be aware of the consequential impact on ecology, and a caring… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In order to develop the willpower it takes to sacrifice, you must first realize that spending all your time and energy pursuing… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The most important thing is practice in daily life; then you can know gradually the true value of religion. Doctrine is not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I appreciate any organization or individual people who sincerely make an effort to promote harmony between humanity, and particularly harmony between the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Once you develop confidence in your own ability, you'll be able to make a real contribution to creating a better world. Self-confidence… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I feel that a genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives. How one creates that smile largely depends on… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to be happy; happiness is a right. And while on a secondary level differences exist of nationality, faith, family background,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The more adept we become at cultivating an altruistic attitude, the happier we will feel and the more comfortable will be the… — 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
The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger -… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
An important distinction can be made between religion and spirituality. Religion [is] concerned with faith in the claims to salvation of one… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If one's life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If each of us can learn to relate to each other more out of compassion, with a sense of connection to each… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
With the realization of ones own potential and self-confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world. According to my own… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Any issue, including political, economic and religious activities human beings pursue in this world, should be fully understood before we pass our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give. It is by giving warmth… — 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
It is important to direct our intelligence with good intentions. Without intelligence, we cannot accomplish very much. Without good intentions, the way… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Democratic institutions are necessary and very important, and if I remained at the head of government, it could be an obstacle to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian,… — 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