Dalai Lama Quotes About Progress

• Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of the mind, which is the only thing capable of providing lasting peace. Profound happiness, unlike fleeting pleasures, is spiritual in nature. It depends on the happiness of others and it is based on love and affection.

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  Love, Happiness, Spiritual

• Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative,they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.

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  Peace, Perfection, Mind

• In this century we have made remarkable material progress, but basically we are the same as we were thousands of years ago. Our spiritual needs are still very great.

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  Spiritual, Years, Progress

• Unlike physical progress, which is subject to natural restrictions, the qualities of the mind can be developed limitlessly.

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  Mind, Progress, Quality

• Try to improve. Don't expect too much, but don't feel discouraged either; keep up your enthusiasm; you will make progress.

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  Progress, Trying, Enthusiasm

• We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds.

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  Real, Heart, Mind

• Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet our needs. We achieve happiness, prosperity and progress through social interaction. Therefore, having a kind and helpful attitude contributes to our own and others' happiness.

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  Happiness, Buddhist, Attitude

• Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development.

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  Happiness, Being Happy, Spiritual

• There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion.

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  Love, Spiritual, Compassion

• Kindness and a good heart are the foundation for success in this life, progress on the spiritual path, and the fulfillment of our aspirations. Our need for them is not limited to any specific time, place, society, or culture.

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  Spiritual, Kindness, Heart

• Without freedom, creativity cannot flourish. The right to freedom is crucial to progress in any society; and the context is having a sense of global responsibility.

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  Buddhist, Freedom, Creativity

• For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.

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  Mind, Progress, Importance

• We all have the potential to show others love and affection, but as we progress in our materialistic world, these values tend to remain dormant. We can develop them on the basis of common sense, common experience and scientific findings. The response to the recent tragedy in the Philippines is an example of how such values are awakened; people helped simply because others are suffering and in need of support.

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  Common Sense, People, Support

• The mind must be developed by you alone. There is no way for others to do the work and for you to reap the results. Reading someone else's blueprint of mental progress will not transfer its realizations to you. You have to develop them yourself.

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  Reading, Mind, Progress

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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