If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does… — 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
Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Hatred, jealousy, and fear hinder peace of mind. When you're angry or unforgiving, for example, your mental suffering is constant. It is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
As human, we all have the same human potential, unless there is some sort of retarded brain function. The wonderful human brain… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The real enemy of happiness is the mind's fixations and delusions... If you have the right mind, you can overcome anything -… — 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
Unlike physical progress, which is subject to natural restrictions, the qualities of the mind can be developed limitlessly. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The mind must be developed by you alone. There is no way for others to do the work and for you to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The nature of the mind is such that if certain mental qualities are developed on a sound basis, they not only remain,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Until you have the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, external facilities and conditions will never bring the joy and happiness… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
To my mind, there are two things that, in life, you can do about death. Either you can choose to ignore it,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Real power has to do with one's ability to influence the hearts and minds of others. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is... very helpful to think of adversity not so much as a threat to our peace of mind but rather as… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Patience as we wait to take action is a kind of compassionate mind. Impatience on the other hand can be a source… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions… — 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
