Dalai lama Quote by Hal Elrod
““Let Today Be The Day You Give Up Who You’ve Been For Who You Can Become Every day, think as you wake up, ‘Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.’ —DALAI LAMA””
About This Quote
Source Speech: "Daily Intentions for Compassion", 2020
The passage urges daily gratitude for life, urging us to use our energy to develop ourselves, expand compassion, and serve others, emphasizing purposeful living.
In simple terms: Be grateful, grow, and help others each day.
Key Takeaway
Live purposefully with gratitude and compassion.
Themes
gratitude
self‑development
compassion
service
Mood
hopeful
motivational
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- daily journaling
- volunteering
- self‑care routines
- community involvement
Key Concepts
mindfulness
humanism
personal growth
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you remind yourself to act compassionately?
- What small step can you take today to help someone?
A Different Perspective
Maintaining daily intention can be challenging.
![“[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could, and still things get worse in Tibet." If you look at it from one point of view, as he himself says, his monastic position of forbearance and nonviolence hasn't reaped any…” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9fe/pico-iyer-1252_benefits_the-dalai-lama-told-me-some-years-ago-i_678.jpg)
