Dalai Lama quotes - page 2

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. (Dalai Lama)
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come. View quote
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The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis. View quote
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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. View quote
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Man surprised me most about humanity.Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived. View quote
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Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay. View quote
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When you talk you are only repeating something you already know. But, if you listen you may learn something new. View quote
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Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. View quote
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Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. View quote
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Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. View quote
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity. (Dalai Lama)
If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation. View quote
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The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be. View quote
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If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others. View quote
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I think technology really increased human ability, but technology cannot produce compassion. View quote
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We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences. According to Shantideva, enemies are really good for us as we can learn a lot from them and build our inner strength. View quote
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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. View quote
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Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open. View quote
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To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities. View quote
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Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation. View quote
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Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering. (Dalai Lama)
As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness. View quote
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Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain. View quote
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We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one's own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others who surround us as members of the same human family. The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness. View quote
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Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile attitudes only serve to heat up the situation, whereas a true sense of respect gradually cools down what otherwise could become explosive. We must recognize the frequent contradictions between short-term benefit and long-term harm. View quote
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