Dalai Lama Quotes, Responsibility Quotes, Compassion Quotes

As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.

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I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.

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When you hate someone intensely, 80% of what you think is delusion.

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Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

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The colors of light are infinite through refraction, yet they all come from the same source. Thus I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul, nor fail to identify with the most virtuous.

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The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery.

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If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

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I'm nothing special, just an ordinary human being. That's why I always describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk.

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The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

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I have never been any place where I was not first invited. And upon invitation, if I feel that there is potential for making some contribution to humanity, I will comply in spite of being tired.

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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.

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In the final analysis, the hope of every person is simply peace of mind.

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The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one's family, to one's neighborhood, to one's community and so on.

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Many problems that confront us today are created by man, whether they are violent conflicts, destruction of the environment, poverty or hunger. These problems can be resolved thanks to human efforts by understanding that we are brother and sister and by developing this sense of closeness. We must cultivate a universal responsibility toward each other and extend it to the planet that we have to share.

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In the past, the respect people had for religion meant that ethical practice was maintained through a majority following one religion or another. But this is no longer the case. We must therefore find some other way of establishing basic ethical principles.

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There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

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I am a simple Buddhist monk.

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The reality today is that we are all interdependent and have to co-exist on this small planet. Therefore, the only sensible and intelligent way of resolving differences and clashes of interests, whether between individuals or nations, is through dialogue.

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Many people think that patience is a sign of weakness. I think this is a mistake. It is anger that is a sign of weakness, whereas patience is a sign of strength

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When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug addict feels when indulging his or her habit. Temporary relief is soon followed by a craving for more. And in just the same way that taking drugs in the end only causes trouble, so, too, does much of what we undertake to fulfill our immediate sensory desires.

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