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  • Some people get the impression that Buddhism talks too much about suffering. In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time. Similarly, the Buddhist is willing to sacrifice immediate comfort so that he or she can achieve lasting happiness.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Buddhism Quotes
  • I just want to live as a simple Buddhist monk, but during the last thirty years I have made many friends around the world and I want to have close contact with these people. I want to contribute to harmony and peace of mind, for less conflict. Wherever the possibililty is, I'm ready. This is my life's goal.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Simple Quotes
  • Monks, when ignorance is abandoned, and knowledge arises in the monk, with the ending of ignorance and the arising of knowledge he clings neither to sense-pleasures, nor does he cling to views, nor to precepts and vows, nor to a Self-doctrine. Not clinking, he is not disturbed; not disturbed, he attains individually nibbana.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Ignorance Quotes
  • The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Karma Quotes , Buddhist Quotes
  • The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. Despite all of the things that differentiate us - race, language, religion, gender, wealth and so on - we are all equal concerning our fundamental humanity.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Equality Quotes