Dalai Lama Quotes About Virtue

• One can be deceived by three types of laziness: of indolence, which is the wish to procrastinate; the laziness of inferiority, which is doubting your capabilities; and the laziness that is attachment to negative actions, or putting great effort into non-virtue.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Attachment

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.47, Penguin Books India

• It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Compassion, Practice

  "Ocean of Wisdom: Guidelines for Living". Book by Dalai Lama, 1989.

• The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas [enlightened heroes and heroines] - it enables you to refrain from reacting angrily to the harm inflicted on you by others. You could call this practice "inner disarmament," in that a well-developed tolerance makes you free from the compulsion to counterattack. For the same reason, we also call tolerance the "best armor," since it protects you from being conquered by hatred itself.

  Dalai Lama

  Hero, Heart, Practice

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Challenges, Tolerance

• There is a saying in Tibetan that "at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar". The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, but that happiness does not come with wealth, but from setting limits to one's desires, and living within those limits with satisfaction.

  Dalai Lama

  Sleep, Men, Doors

  "Your Emotional Fitness: Everything You Need to Know to Live a Life of Abundance". Book by Gary Rubin, p. 173, 2013.

• Compassion and love constitute non-violence in action. They are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. They give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. There is nothing amazing about being rich or highly educated; only when the individual has a warm heart do these attributes become worthwhile.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Forgiveness, Spiritual

• 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

• Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas .

  Dalai Lama

  Tolerance, Important, Virtue

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Teacher, Character, Challenges

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