Most Inspiring Dalai Lama Quotes of all time! Hand picked 25
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet — held in high regard around the globe. He was born in 1935 and is the 14th to hold the Dalai Lama title. His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso is the longest-reigning (and longest-living) Dalai Lama — and he may be the last Dalai Lama.
“Of the many problems we face today,” His Holiness continued, “some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced with equanimity. Others are of our own making, created by misunderstanding, and can be corrected. Among these problems are those that arise from a conflict of ideology, political or religious, when people fight each other for petty ends, losing sight of the basic humanity that binds us all together as a single human family.”
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Top quotes by Dalai Lama
- “Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day.”
- “Every day, think as you wake up: Today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, and I am not going to waste it.”
- “The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.”
- “Carefully consider, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life?”
- “As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings.”
- “Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”
- “Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
- “Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result, you feel peaceful and content.”
- “Love and compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.”
- “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.”
- “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
- “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.”
- “The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.”
- “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”
- “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
- “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
- “Happiness is determined more by one’s state of mind than by external events.”
- “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
- “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.”
- “We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate. Right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.”
- “Happiness is the highest form of health.”
- “We need to learn how to want what we have, not to have what we want in order to get steady and stable happiness.”
- “Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”
- “Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.”
- “The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.”
Conclusion
His holiness with the president of America Barack Obama. He advocates the cultivation of warm-heartedness and human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment, and self-discipline. Here are his holiness’s best quotes that will give your heart the enlightenment it needs! More quotes of Dalai Lama you can find from Brainy Quotes.