Dalai Lama Quotes About Heart

• The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Mean, Happy Life

• This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Spiritual

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p.52), 1990.

• Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

• We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Philosophy, Heart

• When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.

  Dalai Lama

  Education, Heart, Mind

• Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts, a key element of which has to be the nurturing of our compassionate nature.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Sympathy, Education

• Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness. Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and others. Through your kindness to others, your mind and heart will open to peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Wise, Kindness, Selfish

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2006). “How to Expand Love: Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

• The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Spiritual, Religious

  Dalai Lama (2016). “The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

• It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspiring, Children, Heart

• It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

  Dalai Lama

  Being Yourself, Attitude, Heart

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.159, Shambhala Publications

• Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Firsts, Problem

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.67, Shambhala Publications

• An open heart is an open mind.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Heart, Mind

• Friends, genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human being, as a brother or sister, and shows affection on that level, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, or in a high position; that is a genuine friend.

  Dalai Lama

  Brother, Heart, Rich Or Poor

• We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives. Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and sad if we were to spend that time aggravating the problems that afflict other people, animals, and the environment. The most important things is to be a good human being.

  Dalai Lama

  Life Changing, Heart, Animal

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.358, Penguin Books India

• Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Real, Heart

• For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist; it's absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart - then no problem.

  Dalai Lama

  Religious, Atheist, Heart

• Whenever I visit a market and see the chickens crowded together in tiny cages that give them no room to move around and spread their wings and the fish slowly drowning in the air, my heart goes out to them. People have to learn to think about animals in a different way, as sentient beings who love life and fear death. I urge everyone who can to adopt a compassionate vegetarian diet.

  Dalai Lama

  Moving, Heart, Love Life

• A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility

  Dalai Lama

  Happiness, Heart, Compassion

• The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Kindness, Heart

  Dalai Lama (2005). “The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

• My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Kindness, Heart, Brain

• A simple smile. That's the start of
  opening your heart and being
  compassionate to others.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Simple, Compassionate

• Good human qualities-honesty, sincerity, a good heart-cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced my machines, but only by the mind itself. We can call this the inner light, or God's blessing, or human qualitity. This is the essence of mankind.

  Dalai Lama

  Honesty, Heart, Blessing

• It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.

  Dalai Lama

  Friendship, Heart, Compassion

• 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

• Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting others, whoever they may be. Whether one is a lay person or a monastic, we have no other option if we wish to survive in this world.

  Dalai Lama

  Teaching, Heart, Simple

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