--- title: "19 Natural Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "19 Natural quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Natural sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/dalai-lama-89_appreciation_a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundam_309511.jpg" --- > [A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundamental-in-us-our-natural/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/dalai-lama-89_appreciation_a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundam_309511.jpg) > [The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-natural-environment-sustains-the-life-of-all-beings-universally/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/dalai-lama-89_environment_the-natural-environment-sustains-the-lif_2214322.jpg) > [We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-have-never-declared-war-on-china-we-have-only-asked-them-to-leave/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/dalai-lama-89_china_we-have-never-declared-war-on-china-we-h_912283.jpg) > [Unlike physical progress, which is subject to natural restrictions, the qualities of the mind can be developed limitlessly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/unlike-physical-progress-which-is-subject-to-natural-restrictions-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/dalai-lama-89_good-advice_unlike-physical-progress-which-is-subjec_188743.jpg) > [Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/generosity-is-the-most-natural-outward-expression-of-an-inner/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/dalai-lama-89_attitude_generosity-is-the-most-natural-outward-e_212174.jpg) > [We have a natural creative ability and it is very important to realize this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-have-a-natural-creative-ability-and-it-is-very-important-to/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/dalai-lama-89_ability_we-have-a-natural-creative-ability-and-i_2562585.jpg) > [It is natural that we face obstacles in pursuit of our goals. But if we remain passive, making no effort to solve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-is-natural-that-we-face-obstacles-in-pursuit-of-our-goals-but-if/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/dalai-lama-89_adversity_it-is-natural-that-we-face-obstacles-in_3050757.jpg) > [By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/by-developing-a-sense-of-respect-for-others-and-a-concern-for-their/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/dalai-lama-89_concern_by-developing-a-sense-of-respect-for-oth_167775.jpg) > [I feel that we should not only maintain gentle, peaceful relations with our fellow human beings bur also that is very important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-feel-that-we-should-not-only-maintain-gentle-peaceful-relations/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/dalai-lama-89_attitude_i-feel-that-we-should-not-only-maintain_1571416.jpg) > [In my mind of course natural disaster like tsunami, and these things, also I think indirectly may relate to human behavior. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/in-my-mind-of-course-natural-disaster-like-tsunami-and-these-things/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/dalai-lama-89_behavior_in-my-mind-of-course-natural-disaster-li_3194203.jpg) > [Just as you have the instinctive natural desire to be happy and overcome suffering, so do all sentient beings; just as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/just-as-you-have-the-instinctive-natural-desire-to-be-happy-and/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/dalai-lama-89_aspiration_just-as-you-have-the-instinctive-natural_1942994.jpg) > [Our planet is blessed with vast natural treasures. If we use them wisely, beginning with the elimination of militarism and war, every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/our-planet-is-blessed-with-vast-natural-treasures-if-we-use-them/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/dalai-lama-89_able_our-planet-is-blessed-with-vast-natural_1991529.jpg) > [Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/death-is-a-part-of-all-our-lives-whether-we-like-it-or-not-it-is/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/dalai-lama-89_attitude_death-is-a-part-of-all-our-lives-whether_1510807.jpg) > [There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions, because there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-are-five-billion-human-beings-and-in-a-certain-way-i-think-we/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/dalai-lama-89_backgrounds_there-are-five-billion-human-beings-and_1619409.jpg) > [Like anyone else, I too have the potential for violence; I too have anger in me. However, I try to recall that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/like-anyone-else-i-too-have-the-potential-for-violence-i-too-have/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd5/dalai-lama-89_anger_like-anyone-else-i-too-have-the-potentia_2164133.jpg) > [These days, in our materialistic culture, many people are led to believe that money is the ultimate source of happiness. Consequently, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/these-days-in-our-materialistic-culture-many-people-are-led-to/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/dalai-lama-89_believe_these-days-in-our-materialistic-culture_439665.jpg) > [I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-believe-that-to-meet-the-challenge-of-our-times-human-beings-will/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/dalai-lama-89_believe_i-believe-that-to-meet-the-challenge-of_315985.jpg) > [It is my fundamental conviction that compassion - the natural capacity of the human heart to feel concern for and connection with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-is-my-fundamental-conviction-that-compassion-the-natural-capacity/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/dalai-lama-89_aim_it-is-my-fundamental-conviction-that-com_1444323.jpg) > [(Because) the notion of absolute truth is difficult to sustain outside the context of religion, ethical conduct is not something we engage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/because-the-notion-of-absolute-truth-is-difficult-to-sustain-outside/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/dalai-lama-89_absolute-truth_because-the-notion-of-absolute-truth-is_1138661.jpg) ## Other authors on Natural ## More by Dalai Lama > [Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/although-under-particular-circumstances-the-violence-method-any/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-are-a-number-of-qualities-which-are-important-for-mental-peace/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/in-the-interests-of-everyone-the-artist-had-a-responsibility-to-use/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-the-mind-is-dominated-by-hatred-the-best-part-of-the-brain-which/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/more-compassionate-mind-more-sense-of-concern-for-other-s-well-being/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/everybody-loves-to-talk-about-calmness-and-peace-whether-in-a-family/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-only-definitive-truth-for-buddhism-is-the-absolute-negation-of/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-can-change-society-change-humanity-by-changing-ourselves-as/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-don-t-want-to-convert-people-to-buddhism-all-major-religions-when/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-is-no-way-to-escape-death-it-is-just-like-trying-to-escape-by/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-live-within-the-environment-so-that-directly-relates-with-our/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/my-belief-is-that-the-various-religious-traditions-have-great/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/when-we-think-carefully-we-see-that-the-brief-elation-we-experience/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/so-let-us-reflect-on-what-is-truly-of-value-in-life-what-gives/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-the-source-of-my-own-suffering-because-of-the-habits-of-my-mind/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/natural/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "19 Natural Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundamental-in-us-our-natural/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/dalai-lama-89_appreciation_a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundam_309511.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/dalai-lama-89_appreciation_a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundam_309511.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/dalai-lama-89_appreciation_a-genuine-smile-touches-something-fundam_309511.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-natural-environment-sustains-the-life-of-all-beings-universally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/dalai-lama-89_environment_the-natural-environment-sustains-the-lif_2214322.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/dalai-lama-89_environment_the-natural-environment-sustains-the-lif_2214322.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/dalai-lama-89_environment_the-natural-environment-sustains-the-lif_2214322.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally.” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have never declared war on China. 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