Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. — Dalai Lama Actions Copy Share Image
When seen from outer space, our beautiful blue planet has no national boundaries. — Dalai Lama Beautiful Copy Share Image
Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned. — Dalai Lama Abandoned Copy Share Image
It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live. — Dalai Lama Climate Copy Share Image
In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of… — Dalai Lama Hard Copy Share Image
A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness — Dalai Lama Attitude Copy Share Image
Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU. — Dalai Lama Consider Copy Share Image
If we want to save the world, we must have a plan. But no plan will work unless we meditate. — Dalai Lama Ifs Copy Share Image
Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. — Dalai Lama Achieve Copy Share Image
Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then… — Dalai Lama Future Copy Share Image
People need to climb the mountain not simple because it is there But because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with… — Dalai Lama Climbs Copy Share Image
In the Buddha's life story we see the three stages of practice: Morality comes first, then concentrated meditation, and then wisdom. And… — Dalai Lama Buddha Copy Share Image
What acts as a far more effective circumstance for generating compassion and what, in fact, rouses us from our comfortable meditation seat… — Dalai Lama Circumstances Copy Share Image
When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you… — Dalai Lama Contentment Copy Share Image
Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True… — Dalai Lama Development Copy Share Image
Some people get the impression that Buddhism talks too much about suffering. In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work… — Dalai Lama Achieve Copy Share Image
The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that… — Dalai Lama Century 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 Able Copy Share Image
Different people describe me in a different ways. Some describe me as the living Buddha. Nonsense. Some describe me as 'God-king.' Nonsense.… — Dalai Lama Buddhism Copy Share Image
Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile… — Dalai Lama Accomplished 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 Affection Copy Share Image
Taking care of our planet is like taking care of our houses. Since we human beings come from Nature, there is no… — Dalai Lama Care Copy Share Image
My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of… — Dalai Lama Affection Copy Share Image
We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace… — Dalai Lama Achieve Copy Share Image
The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's… — Dalai Lama Action 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 Action Copy Share Image
“If you approach others with the thought of compassion, that will automatically reduce fear and allow an openness with other people. It… — Dalai Lama Compassion Copy Share Image
Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it. — Dalai Lama Compassion Copy Share Image
If the Dalai Lama joins one party, then that makes it hard for the system to work. — Dalai Lama Dalai Copy Share Image
