Dalai Lama Quotes About Perception

• To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.

  Dalai Lama

  Practice, People, Perception

  Dalai Lama (1994). “The Path to Enlightenment”, p.114, Shambhala

• The feeling of being happy or unhappy rarely depends on our absolute state, but on our perception of the situation, on our capacity to be satisfied with what we have.

  Dalai Lama

  Feelings, Perception, Unhappy

• I find that because of modern technological evolution and our global economy, and as a result of the great increase in population, our world has greatly changed: it has become much smaller. However, our perceptions have not evolved at the same pace; we continue to cling to old national demarcations and the old feelings of 'us' and 'them'.

  Dalai Lama

  Our World, Feelings, Perception

  The Dalai Lama, Nicholas Vreeland (2002). “An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life”, p.12, Hachette UK

• The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.

  Dalai Lama

  Karma, Buddhist, Responsibility

  Dalai Lama (2009). “For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.23, Shambhala Publications

• When we consider reality itself we quickly become aware of its infinite complexity, and we realize that our habitual perception of it is often inadequate. If this were not so, the concept of deception would be meaningless.

  Dalai Lama

  Humility, Reality, Deception

  The Dalai Lama (2012). “The Essence Of Wisdom”, p.15, Hachette UK

• There is a common perception that compassion is, if not actually an impediment, at least irrelevant to professional life. Personally, I would argue that not only is it relevant, but that when compassion is lacking, our activities are in danger of becoming destructive. This is because when we ignore the question of the impact our actions have on others' well-being, inevitably we end up hurting them.

  Dalai Lama

  Hurt, Compassion, Impact

You May Also Like:

Mahatma Gandhi

Desmond Tutu

Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha

Nhat Hanh

Billie Holiday

Heinrich Harrer