Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Spiritually, yes, now many people knows Tibetans in spiritual field are very, very advanced but in material field is very, very backward. — 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
Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone… — 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 very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
So the first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There is...a tendency to think of the spiritual life as primarily introspective, divorced from the concerns of everyday life…Faith that does not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I have observed that religious practice is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness itself. I have also suggested… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In this century we have made remarkable material progress, but basically we are the same as we were thousands of years ago.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Spiritual practice . . . involves, on the one hand, acting out of concern for others' well-being. On the other, it entails… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform calamity and misfortune into… — 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
Scientists may study mainly matter but they cannot ignore the human mind, or consciousness: spiritual practitioners may be engaging mainly in developing… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Education is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We may now have reached a point where this gap in our make-up has become unsustainable; partly because what in the past… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
These days, in our materialistic culture, many people are led to believe that money is the ultimate source of happiness. Consequently, when… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In spiritual growth, it is important to avoid imbalances between academic or intellectual learning and practical implementation. Otherwise there is a danger… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We all want to live a happy life and have a right to do so, whether through work or spiritual practice. I'm… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Anger and hatred are the real enemies that we must confront and defeat, not the 'enemies' who appear from time to time… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions. — 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… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Human beings are of such nature that they should have not only material facilities but spiritual sustenance as well. Without spiritual sustenance,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
People should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Compassion is something really worthwhile. It is not just a religious or spiritual subject, not a matter of ideology. It is not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
One of the basic points is kindness. With kindness, with love and compassion, with his feeling that is the essence of brotherhood,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Human beings will continue to deceive and overpower one another. Basically, everyone exists in the very nature of suffering, so to abuse… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
By setting our motivation strongly in the morning when our mind is fresh and clear, we are much more likely to remember… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Here, the certain temple rule, this seems to me to have a certain responsibility to look after the well-being of society and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of… — 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
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
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
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
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
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
The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth. — Dalai Lama Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share
