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The Dalai Lamas are first reviewed the successive reincarnations of the first.
1391-1474: the first Dalai Lama, Gedun Drub (dalai lama quotes)
The 1st Dalai Lama based in the Tsang region around the Tashilhunpo the basis of a power supported by the population.
1475-1542: 2nd Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso (Dalai Lama quotes.)
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~ Dalai Lama
Love is the absence of judgment. ~ Dalai Lama
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. ~ Dalai Lama
There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. ~ Dalai Lama
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be 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; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can. ~ Dalai Lama
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. ~ Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama
Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively. ~ Dalai Lama
Silence is sometimes the best answer ~ Dalai Lama
Choose to be optimistic, it feels better. ~ Dalai Lama
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. ~ Dalai Lama
If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever. ~ Dalai Lama
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. ~ Dalai Lama
This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. ~ Dalai Lama
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. ~ Dalai Lama
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways–either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. ~ Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding. ~ Dalai Lama
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. ~ Dalai Lama
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek. ~ Dalai Lama
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I’m not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I’m not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks. ~ Dalai Lama
Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day. ~ Dalai Lama
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. ~ Dalai Lama
There is only one important point you must keep in your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us, not even the Buddha. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life? ~ Dalai Lama
World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion. ~ Dalai Lama
All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction ~ Dalai Lama
A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. ~ Dalai Lama
NEVER GIVE UP
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too much energy in your country
Is spent developing the mind
Instead of the heart
Be compassionate
Not just to your friends
But to everyone
Be compassionate
Work for peace
In your heart and in the world
Work for peace
And I say again
Never give up
No matter what is going on around you
Never give up ~ Dalai Lama
The more you are motivated by Love,
The more Fearless & Free your action will be. ~ Dalai Lama
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. ~ Dalai Lama
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. ~ Dalai Lama
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. ~ Dalai Lama
Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience. ~ Dalai Lama
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. ~ Dalai Lama
In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. ~ Dalai Lama
A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure. ~ Dalai Lama
The way to change others’ minds is with affection, and not anger. ~ Dalai Lama
If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry. ~ Dalai Lama
Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways. ~ Dalai Lama
tags: conflicts, education, humane, knowledge, peace ~ Dalai Lama
Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility…without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed, or unhappy because of circumstances. ~ Dalai Lama
Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion. ~ Dalai Lama
To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion is the radicalism of our time. ~ Dalai Lama
Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay. ~ Dalai Lama
If there is no solution to the problem then don’t waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don’t waste time worrying about it. ~ Dalai Lama
True change is within; leave the outside as it is. ~ Dalai Lama
The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts. ~ Dalai Lama
Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity. ~ Dalai Lama
If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. ~ Dalai Lama
It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others. ~ Dalai Lama
Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values. ~ Dalai Lama
Sleep is the best meditation. ~ Dalai Lama
The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred. ~ Dalai Lama
When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present. ~ Dalai Lama
If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims. ~ Dalai Lama
Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue. ~ Dalai Lama
The creatures that inhabit this earth–be they human beings or animals–are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world. ~ Dalai Lama
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. ~ Dalai Lama
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live. ~ Dalai Lama
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 something good, something useful, with our lives. if you contribute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. ~ Dalai Lama
Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion. ~ Dalai Lama
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. ~ Dalai Lama
I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends. ~ Dalai Lama
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. ~ Dalai Lama
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality. ~ Dalai Lama
Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind. It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one’s mind is the essence of the Buddha’s teaching. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival. ~ Dalai Lama
A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives. ~ Dalai Lama
Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same. Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal. We all share basic needs for food, shelter, safety, and love. We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering. Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones. We all experience pain when we suffer loss and joy when we achieve what we seek. On this fundamental level, religion, ethnicity, culture, and language make no difference. ~ Dalai Lama
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. ~ Dalai Lama
You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions. ~ Dalai Lama
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. ~ Dalai Lama
Someone else’s action should not determine your response. ~ Dalai Lama
The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart. ~ Dalai Lama
We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness ~ Dalai Lama
Every single being, even those who are hostile to us, is just as afraid of suffering as we are, and seeks happiness in the same way we do. Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer. So let’s take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion. ~ Dalai Lama
Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation. ~ Dalai Lama
Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures. ~ Dalai Lama
An open heart is an open mind. ~ Dalai Lama
A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering. ~ Dalai Lama
It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act. ~ Dalai Lama
I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life. ~ Dalai Lama
When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes — I already have everything that I really need. ~ Dalai Lama
Anger or hatred is like a fisherman’s hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it. ~ Dalai Lama
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed. ~ Dalai Lama
Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it. ~ Dalai Lama
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 is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness. ~ Dalai Lama
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. ~ Dalai Lama
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression
by saying something,
and sometimes one creates
as significant an impression
by remaining silent. ~ Dalai Lama
The very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. ~ Dalai Lama
Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind ~ Dalai Lama
Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence. ~ Dalai Lama
Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day. ~ Dalai Lama
If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it. ~ Dalai Lama
One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious… Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart. ~ Dalai Lama
Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well. ~ Dalai Lama
We are but visitors on this planet. We are here for ninty or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contibute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life. ~ Dalai Lama
If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy! ~ Dalai Lama
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity. ~ Dalai Lama
pain is inevitable,suffering is optional…
we have bigger houses,but smaller families. More conveniences,but less time. We have knowledge,but less judgements; more experts,but more problems; more medicines but less health. ~ Dalai Lama
We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others’ activities. For this reason, it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others. ~ Dalai Lama
It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view. ~ Dalai Lama
With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world. ~ Dalai Lama
Non-violence means dialogue, using our language, the human language. Dialogue means compromise; respecting each other’s rights; in the spirit of reconciliation there is a real solution to conflict and disagreement. There is no hundred percent winner, no hundred percent loser—not that way but half-and-half. That is the practical way, the only way. ~ Dalai Lama
I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion. ~ Dalai Lama
As you breathe in, cherish yourself.
As you breathe out, cherish all Beings. ~ Dalai Lama
The enemy is the necessary condition for practicing patience. ~ Dalai Lama
The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival. ~ Dalai Lama
An eye for an eye….we are all blind ~ Dalai Lama
It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live. ~ Dalai Lama
If you have only education and knowledge and a lack of the other side, then you may not be a happy person, but a person of mental unrest, of frustration. Not only that, but if you combine these two, your whole life will be a constructive and happy life. And certainly you can make immense benefit for society and the betterment of humanity. That is one of my fundamental beliefs: that a good heart, a warm heart, a compassionate heart, is still teachable. ~ Dalai Lama
I believe the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in that religion or this religion, we are all seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness… ~ Dalai Lama
No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn’t anything that isn’t made easier through constant familiarity and training. Through training, we can change; we can transform ourselves. Within Buddhist practice there are various methods of trying to sustain a calm mind when some disturbing event happens. Through repeated practice of these methods we can get to the point where some disturbance may occur but the negative effects on our mind remain on the surface, like the waves that may ripple on the surface of an ocean but don’t have much effect deep down. And, although my own experience may be very little, I have found this to be true in my own small practice. So, if I receive some tragic news, at that moment I may experience some disturbance within my mind, but it goes very quickly. Or, I may become irritated and develop some anger, but again, it dissipates very quickly. There is no effect on the deeper mind. No hatred. This was achieved through gradual practice; it didn’t happen overnight. ~ Dalai Lama
When life becomes too complicated and we feel overwhelmed, it’s often useful just to stand back and remind ourselves of our overall purpose, our overall goal. When faced with a feeling of stagnation and confusion, it may be helpful to take an hour, an afternoon, or even several days to simply reflect on what it is that will truly bring us happiness, and then reset our priorities on the basis of that. This can put our life back in proper context, allow a fresh perspective, and enable us to see which direction to take. ~ Dalai Lama
If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out. ~ Dalai Lama
We discover that all human beings are just like us, so we are able to relate to them more easily. That generates a spirit of friendship in which there is less need to hide what we feel or what we are doing. ~ Dalai Lama
The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness ~ Dalai Lama
What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we’re connected to. ~ Dalai Lama
Blessing must arise from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The Tibetan word for blessing … means transforming into magnificent potential. Therefore, blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed. It also means decreasing the defilements of the mind that obstruct the generation of wholesome qualities. So actual blessing is received when the minds virtuous attributes gain strength and its defective characteristics weaken or deteriorate. ~ Dalai Lama
Now there are many, many people in the world, but relatively few with whom we interact, and even fewer who cause us problems. So when you come across such a chance for practicing patience and tolerance, you should treat it with gratitude. It is rare. Just as having unexpectedly found a treasure in your own house, you should be happy and grateful toward your enemy for providing you that precious opportunity. Because if you are ever to be successful in your practice of patience and tolerance, which are critical factors in counteracting negative emotions, it is due to your own efforts and also the opportunity provided by your enemy. ~ Dalai Lama
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. ~ Dalai Lama
I do not judge the universe. ~ Dalai Lama
You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are never going to die, and then die having never really lived. ~ Dalai Lama
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness ~ Dalai Lama
Many people today agree that we need to reduce violence in our
society. If we are truly serious about this, we must deal with the
roots of violence, particularly those that exist within each of us. We
need to embrace ‘inner disarmament,’ reducing our own emotions of
suspicion, hatred and hostility toward our brothers and sisters. ~ Dalai Lama
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. ~ Dalai Lama
True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time. ~ Dalai Lama
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis. ~ Dalai Lama
Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. ~ Dalai Lama
The essence of any religion is good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion. ~ Dalai Lama
From the scientific view, the theory of karma may be a metaphysical assumption — but it is no more so than the assumption that all of life is material and originated out of pure chance ~ Dalai Lama
My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance ~ Dalai Lama
Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress and behavior, there is no significant division between us and other people. It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same. ~ Dalai Lama
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