Thinking Quotes by Dalai Lama

When you hate someone intensely, 80% of what you think is delusion.

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I think governments can't do much.

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Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

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I think in many ways narrow minded-attitudes lead to extreme thinking.

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Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

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Every sort of seven billion human being have to think about the well-being of humanity.

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There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions.

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I think technology really increased human ability, but technology cannot produce compassion.

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Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.

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It's unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved only on the basis of prayer; what we need is…

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The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop…

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Every morning when I wake up, I dedicate myself to helping others to find peace of mind. Then, when I meet people,…

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I hope that at this moment you are thinking of yourself as a human being rather than as an American, Asian, European,…

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In my mind of course natural disaster like tsunami, and these things, also I think indirectly may relate to human behavior. But…

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All human beings have an innate desire to overcome suffering, to find happiness. Training the mind to think differently, through meditation, is…

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Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend…

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I feel they should be discussed informally, truthfully, honestly, and in some cases, I think, without forgetting ... long-term vision. They should…

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Religion does not mean just precepts, a temple, monastery, or other external signs, for these as well as hearing and thinking are…

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My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of…

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Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as…

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A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such…

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We can't be useful to ourselves unless we're useful to others … Anyone concerned only by his own well-being will suffer eventually.…

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Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and…

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It is our custom to say that someone is 'lucky' or 'unlucky' if they meet with fortunate or unfortunate circumstances, respectively. It…

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Whenever I visit a market and see the chickens crowded together in tiny cages that give them no room to move around…

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In a free country, America, or India, and Japan, and many places, democracy country, free country, but still within the sort of…

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When the days become longer and there is more sunshine, the grass becomes fresh and, consequently, we feel very happy. On the…

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Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on…

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Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or…

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If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

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The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

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When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.

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If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

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I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

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I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.

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The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

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I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

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Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not…

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Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

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I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.

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