Dalai Lama Quotes About Purpose Of Life

• Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

• The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

  Dalai Lama

  Men, Should Have, Important

• The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.

  Dalai Lama

  Giving, Meaning Of Life, Purpose

• I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Believe, Contentment

• What is the purpose of life? I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy.

  Dalai Lama

  Believe, Happy Life, Purpose

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Our prime purpose in life is to serve others.

  Dalai Lama

  Purpose, Life Is, Purpose Of Life

• Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

  Dalai Lama

  Contentment, Desire, Purpose

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Most REAL change is slow. Happiness and joy are the purpose of life. If we know that the future will be very dark or painful, then we lose our determination to live. Therefore, life is something based on hope.

  Dalai Lama

  Determination, Real, Dark

• One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about
  it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth
  every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering.
  Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this.
  >From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.
  Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the
  greatest degree of happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Thinking

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.270, Penguin Books India

• The purpose of life is to increase the warm heart.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Purpose, Life Is

• The purpose of life is to be happy.

  Dalai Lama

  Purpose, Life Is, Purpose Of Life

  The Dalai Lama (1997). “Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective”, p.50, Shambhala

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