Dalai Lama Quotes About Discipline

• Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Self, Calm Mind

• It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one's mind is the essence of the Buddha's teaching.

  Dalai Lama

  Teaching, Essence, Discipline

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.48, Penguin

• Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating
  negative emotions, should be a defensive measure. At least we will be able to prevent the advent of negative conduct dominated by negative emotion. That is 'shila', or moral ethics. Once we develop this by familiarizing ourselves with it, along with mindfulness and conscientiousness, eventually that pattern and way of life will become a part of our own life.

  Dalai Lama

  Self, Discipline, Patterns

• Until you have the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, external facilities and conditions will never bring the joy and happiness you seek. On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality, calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, even if you lack the various external factors that you would normally require to be happy, it will still be possible to live a happy and joyful life.

  Dalai Lama

  Hands, Discipline, Joy

• One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious... Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Attitude, Clever

• Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.

  Dalai Lama

  Discipline, Nuclear, Impatience

• Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.

  Dalai Lama

  Responsibility, Should Have, Ideas

• A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

  Dalai Lama

  Happiness, Discipline, Mind

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.48, Penguin

• All religion teaches the virtues of love, altruism and patience, while showing us how to discipline and transform ourselves to achieve inner peace and a kind heart. Therefore, they are worthy of our respect.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Discipline, Inner Peace

• Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life.

  Dalai Lama

  Self, Discipline, Self Discipline

• Physically you are a human being, but mentally you are incomplete. Given that we have this physical human form, we must safeguard our mental capacity for judgment. For that, we cannot take out insurance; the insurance company is within: self-discipline, self-awareness, and a clear realization of the disadvantages of anger and the positive effects of kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Kindness, Self, Discipline

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.9, Penguin Books India

• Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhism, Self, Discipline

• I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

  Dalai Lama

  Thinking, Discipline, Behaviour

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.50, Penguin

• Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure.

  Dalai Lama

  Self, Discipline, Negative

• Those who don't have a life filled with luxury may have a home filled with compassion, based on their choice to be content and to practice self-discipline. Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.

  Dalai Lama

  Home, Compassion, Self

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

• The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.

  Dalai Lama

  Discipline, Meditation, Mind

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