Try to improve. Don't expect too much, but don't feel discouraged either; keep up your enthusiasm; you will make progress. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile. — Dalai Lama Appreciation Copy Share Image
My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance. — Dalai Lama Compassion Copy Share Image
My religion is kindness. A good mind, a good heart, warm feelings these are the most important things. — Dalai Lama Feelings Copy Share Image
“large meta-analysis by Morris Okun and his colleagues have found that volunteering reduces the risk of death by 24 percent.” — Dalai Lama Death Copy Share Image
If you make your best effort to be kinder, nurture compassion, make the world a better place, then you can say 'At… — Dalai Lama Ability Copy Share Image
When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of… — Dalai Lama Being at peace Copy Share Image
To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion. — Dalai Lama Compassion Copy Share Image
Those who have little interest in spirituality shouldn’t think that human inner values don’t apply to you. The inner peace of an… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There needs to be understanding that anger never helps to solve a problem. It destroys our peace of mind and blinds our… — Dalai Lama Ability Copy Share Image
...it becomes clear that, given our diversity, no single religion satisfies all humanity. ... And since the majority does not practice religion,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There is no self-interest completely unrelated to others' interests. Due to the fundamental interconnectedness which lies at the heart of reality, your… — 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… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is… — Dalai Lama Age Copy Share Image
Our world is increasingly interdependent, but I wonder if we truly understand that our interdependent human community has to be compassionate; compassionate… — Dalai Lama Choices Copy Share Image
This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety . It becomes more and more imperative… — Dalai Lama Anxiety Copy Share Image
All religions are essentially the same in their goal of developing a good human heart so that we may become better human… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When our mind is calm, we’re better able to find peace of mind and live a joyful life. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
For a better, happier, more stable and civilized future, each of us must develop a sincere, warm-hearted feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood. — Dalai Lama Brotherhood 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
If an individual has a calm state of mind, that person's attitudes and views will be calm and tranquil even in the… — Dalai Lama Agitation Copy Share Image
We can solve many problems in an appropriate way, without any difficulty, if we cultivate harmony, friendship and respect for one another. — Dalai Lama Adversity Copy Share Image
I don't want to be a prisoner in a palace, living in such a constricted way - too tight! — Dalai Lama Palaces Copy Share Image
In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it. — Dalai Lama Happiness Copy Share Image
Scientists are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health. — Dalai Lama Compassion Copy Share Image
No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the… — Dalai Lama Beautiful Copy Share Image
A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility — Dalai Lama Compassion Copy Share Image
In our own case, we don't consider the loss of a monastery or a monument the end of our entire way of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Without mutual tolerance emerging as the foundation, terrible situations like those of Tibet and Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Rwanda, can never be… — Dalai Lama Bosnia Copy Share Image
All beings want to live in peace and happiness, undisturbed. Therefore the concept of human rights is universal. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We can only transform humanity and create a happier more compassionate world through education. — Dalai Lama Compassionate Copy Share Image
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. — Dalai Lama Buddhist Copy Share Image
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. — Dalai Lama Awareness Copy Share Image
I think technology really increased human ability, but technology cannot produce compassion. — Dalai Lama Ability Copy Share Image
Not only is your own happiness and welfare related to others, but the more you help them, the happier you will be. — Dalai Lama Happier Copy Share Image
A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation. — Dalai Lama Change Copy Share Image
By developing a sense of concern for others' well-being, then no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep inner peace. — Dalai Lama Attitude Copy Share Image
Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by… — Dalai Lama Anger Copy Share Image
When invitation come, then I inquire just to see new place or seeing just the one sort of family, then not much… — Dalai Lama Family Copy Share Image