Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety . It becomes more and more imperative… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Moving towards better rather than moving away from bad is an attitude of embracing life rather than rejecting it. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There are so many things I could say about you but none of them can describe you fully. You are the beauty… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I'm now nearly 79. At 16 I took responsibility for Tibet and lost my freedom. At 24 I lost my country and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Samsara-our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The immediate source of a mind... must be a mind which existed before the conception took place; the mind must have a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery...we have learned that the key to happiness is inner… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If humanity is to survive, happiness and inner balance are crucial. Otherwise the lives of our children and their children are more… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We need to find secular ways to cultivate warm-heartedness. We need secular ways to educate ourselves about inner values. The source of… — 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
The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Most REAL change is slow. Happiness and joy are the purpose of life. If we know that the future will be very… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
For the rest of your life to be as meaningful as possible, engage in spiritual practice if you can. It is nothing… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Without love we could not survive. Human beings are social creatures, and a concern for each other is the very basis of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I feel like my life is something purposeful. Many people have told me that after they listen to my talk, some point… — 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
