Dalai Lama Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Happiness Quotes

We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to the avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved.

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Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make real peace? World peace through hatred and force is impossible.

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Gratitude is something you show in relation to others.

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If one's cause is supported by sound reasoning, there is no point in using violence. It is those who have no motive other than selfish desire and who cannot achieve their goal through logical reasoning who rely on force.

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When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.

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If one assumes a humble attitude, one's own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of others, one will look down on others, and due to that there will be unhappiness in society.

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To me there is no difference whether president, beggar, or king.

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Study and practice are both very important, but they must go hand in hand. Faith without knowledge is not sufficient. Faith needs to be supported by reason. However intellectual understanding that is not applied in practice is also of little use. Whatever we learn from study we need to apply sincerely in our daily lives.

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It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be 'wise selfish' and not 'foolish selfish'. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Being wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone. Being wise selfish means being compassionate.

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Do something that scares you every day. You have nothing to lose but fear itself.

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See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.

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I make small mistakes every day. But major mistakes? It doesn't seem so. I've examined my service to the Tibetan people and to humanity, and I've done as much as I can in my life.

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A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use.

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It is very wrong for people to feel deeply sad when they lose some money, yet when they waste the precious moments of their lives they do not have the slightest feeling of repentance.

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Every sort of seven billion human being have to think about the well-being of humanity.

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Don't become a Buddhist. The world doesn't need Buddhist. Do practice Compassion. The world needs more compassion.

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Continue this practice no matter what happens or what anyone does to you.

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Without love we could not survive. Human beings are social creatures, and a concern for each other is the very basis of our life together.

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Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

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What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.

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