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States Quotes by Dalai Lama
- If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.…
- Happiness is a state of mind. With physical comforts if your mind is still in a state of confusion and agitation, it is not happiness.…
- 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…
- Delusions are states of mind which, when they arise within our mental continuum, leave us disturbed, confused and unhappy. Therefore, those states of mind which…
- From a Buddhist point of view, the actual experience of death is very important. Although how or where we will be reborn is generally dependent…
- The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness.
- If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.
- ...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.
- Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is…
- If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.
- If you can cultivate wholesome mental states prior to sleep and allow them to continue right into sleep without getting distracted, then sleep itself becomes…
- The feeling of being happy or unhappy rarely depends on our absolute state, but on our perception of the situation, on our capacity to be…
- A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.
- It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in…
- If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your…
- May I examine my mind in all actions and as soon as a negative state occurs, since it endangers myself and others, may I firmly…
- When we speak of a calm state of mind or peace of mind, we shouldn't confuse that with an insensitive state of apathy. Having a…
- A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world.
- Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, nonharming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on…
- Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration, emotional turmoil, and…
- Just as rust, which arose from the iron itself, wears out the iron, likewise, performing an action without examination would destroy us by projecting us…
- In our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In other words, there…
- Our state of mind plays a major role in our day-to-day experiences as well as our physical and mental well-being. If a person has a…
- When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can…
More States Quotes
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state. — Aristotle
- The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. — Aristotle
- Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in… — Aristotle
- I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange
- In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea. — Richard Bach
- I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all… — Richard Armitage
- Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States. — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. — Chester A. Arthur