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Overcoming Quotes by Dalai Lama
- Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm…
- One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.
- True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change,…
- The great benefit of science is that it can contribute tremendously to the alleviation of suffering at the physical level, but it is only through…
- The real enemy of happiness is the mind's fixations and delusions... If you have the right mind, you can overcome anything - you can be…
- The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.
- Whether we consider the individual, family, local, national or international level, peace must arise from inner peace. For example, making prayers for peace while continuing…
- We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance.
- People often expect the other person to respond first in a positive way, instead of taking the initiative to create that possibility. I feel that's…
- Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the…
- One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others.
- Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort,…
- We all wish to live a happy life. In addition, we all have the same right to fulfil this goal. And we all have the…
- One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others. When…
- To my mind, there are two things that, in life, you can do about death. Either you can choose to ignore it, in which case…
- It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of…
- All human beings have an innate desire to overcome suffering, to find happiness. Training the mind to think differently, through meditation, is one important way…
- My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.
More Overcoming Quotes
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
- Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
- The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder. — Richard Bach
- Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. — Francis Bacon
- I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as well. That… — Kathleen Battle
- Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number… — Evan Bayh
- In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. — Simone de Beauvoir
- Oprah is wildly successful, and she's a brilliant businesswoman. She's also somebody who's overcome a ton of demons in her own life,… — Glenn Beck
- I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me. — Ludwig van Beethoven
- Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open. — Alexander Graham Bell