--- title: "7 Responsible Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "7 Responsible quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Responsible sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-cr_427252.jpg" --- > [Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-create-mental-peace-and/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-cr_427252.jpg) > [The lessons we have begun to learn make me hopeful, that human beings will become friendlier, more harmonious, less harmful. Compassion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-lessons-we-have-begun-to-learn-make-me-hopeful-that-human-beings/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/dalai-lama-89_able_the-lessons-we-have-begun-to-learn-make_627387.jpg) > [Self-rule means that China must stop its intensive effort to colonize Tibet with Chinese settlers and must allow Tibetans to hold responsible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/self-rule-means-that-china-must-stop-its-intensive-effort-to-colonize/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e86/dalai-lama-89_china_self-rule-means-that-china-must-stop-its_636292.jpg) > [A new way of thinking has become the necessary condition for responsible living and acting. If we maintain obsolete values and beliefs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/a-new-way-of-thinking-has-become-the-necessary-condition-for/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e1/dalai-lama-89_acting_a-new-way-of-thinking-has-become-the-nec_1684325.jpg) > [Because past environmental destruction was the result of ignorance, we can easily forgive it. Today, we are better informed. Therefore, it's essential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/because-past-environmental-destruction-was-the-result-of-ignorance-we/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ae/dalai-lama-89_common_because-past-environmental-destruction-w_1732294.jpg) > [Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/each-one-of-us-is-responsible-for-the-whole-of-humankind-we-need-to/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/dalai-lama-89_acquire_each-one-of-us-is-responsible-for-the-wh_2060784.jpg) > [Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/although-you-can-find-certain-differences-among-the-buddhist/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_although-you-can-find-certain-difference_2127828.jpg) ## Other authors on Responsible ## 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/responsible/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Responsible Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others, they will have a positive influence in their community.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-create-mental-peace-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-cr_427252.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-cr_427252.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_even-if-only-a-few-individuals-try-to-cr_427252.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act…” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The lessons we have begun to learn make me hopeful, that human beings will become friendlier, more harmonious, less harmful. 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