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Meaning Quotes by Dalai Lama
- A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness
- It is my dream that the entire Tibetan plateau should become a free refuge where humanity and nature can live in peace and in harmonious…
- The meaning of life is happiness.
- The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest,…
- Compassion and love constitute non-violence in action. They are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. They give meaning to our…
- Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.
- I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but…
- Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is…
- If you contribute to other peoples happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. The key point is to have a genuine sense of…
- Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive.
- The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.
- The practice of altruism is the authentic way to live as a human being, and it is not just for religious people. As human beings,…
- Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it,…
- We are visitors on this planet. We are here for one hundred years at the very most. During that period we must try to do…
- I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it…
- "The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to…
- What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.
- Samsara-our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of…
- To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends…
More Meaning Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find our own meaning in our own time. — Margaret Atwood
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already… — Saint Augustine
- Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man… — Sai Baba
- The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder. — Richard Bach
- Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to… — Robert Baden-Powell
- It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have… — Ansel Adams
- When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally… — Ansel Adams
- I've never been convinced that experience is linear, circular, or even random. It just is. I try to put it in some… — Toni Cade Bambara
- Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow. — Dennis Banks