Character Quote by Dalai Lama

Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.

— Dalai Lama

What is the relationship between spirituality and ethical practice? Since love and compassion and similar qualities all, by definition, presume some level of concern…

— Dalai Lama

while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.

— Georgia Harkness

My own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is…

— Dalai Lama

All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But the reality…

— Dalai Lama

“One of the most pernicious effects of religion is that it tends to divorce morality from the reality of human and animal suffering. Religion…

— Sam Harris

All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality…

— Dalai Lama

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life.

— John Templeton

My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit…

— Dalai Lama

Spirituality is not a question of morality, it is a question of vision. Spirituality is not the practising of virtues - because if you…

— Rajneesh

“I maintain that Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism all hold up love as an ideal, seek to benefit…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“And then there is religion. What is religion if not a guide to happiness, to bliss? Every religion instructs followers in the ways of…

— Eric Weiner