Dalai Lama Quotes About War

• Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Country, Peace

• We humans have existed in our present form for about a hundred thousand years. I believe that if during this time the human mind had been primarily controlled by anger and hatred, our overall population would have decreased. But today, despite all our wars, we find that the human population is greater than ever. This clearly indicates to me that love and compassion predominate in the world. And this is why unpleasant events are "news"; compassionate activities are so much a part of daily life that they are taken for granted and , therefore, largely ignored.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, War, Believe

  "Dzogchen: Heart Essence of the Great Perfection" by Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.

• The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not outside. The source of war is not the existence of nuclear weapons or other arms. It is the minds of human beings who decide to push the button and to use those arms out of hatred, anger or greed.

  Dalai Lama

  Real, War, Anger

• All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.

  Dalai Lama

  Peace, War, Mean

• War is out of date, obsolete.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, War, Obsolete

• The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.

  Dalai Lama

  War, Blood, Century

• Today, the world is so small and so interdependent that the concept of war has become anachronistic, an outmoded approach. As a rule, we always talk about reform and changes. Among the old traditions, there are many aspects that are either ill-suited to our present reality or are counterproductive due to their shortsightedness. These, we have consigned to the dustbin of history. War too should be relegated to the dustbin of history.

  Dalai Lama

  Peace, War, Reality

• I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute.

  Dalai Lama

  Peace, War, Divine Wisdom

• We know that to wage a nuclear war today, for example, would be a form of suicide; or that to pollute the air or the oceans in order to achieve some short-term benefit would be to destroy the very basis for our survival.

  Dalai Lama

  Suicide, War, Ocean

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.136, Penguin Books India

• Our planet is blessed with vast natural treasures. If we use them wisely, beginning with the elimination of militarism and war, every human being will be able to live a healthy, prosperous existence.

  Dalai Lama

  War, Blessed, Healthy

• In olden times when there was a war, it was a human-to-human confrontation. The victor in battle would directly see the blood and suffering of the defeated enemy. Nowadays, it is much more terrifying because a person in an office can push a button and kill millions of people and never see the human tragedy that he or she has created. The mechanization of war, the mechanization of human conflict, poses an increasing threat to peace.

  Dalai Lama

  War, Blood, Office

  "Pathways to Peace: Interreligious Readings and Reflections". Book by A. Jean Lesher, p. 111, 2005.

• We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them.

  Dalai Lama

  War, Long Ago, Chinese

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• Since we became Buddhist, we have lived in peace with them. We did not invade them. We did not want them to invade us. We have never declared war on China.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, War, Want

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.

  Dalai Lama

  War, Natural, China

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• At the beginning of this century, people never questioned the effectiveness of war, never thought there could be real peace. Now, people are tired of war and see it as ineffective in solving anything.

  Dalai Lama

  Real, War, Tired

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• It is my belief that whereas the twentieth century has been a century of war and untold suffering, the twenty-first century should be one of peace and dialogue. As the continued advances in information technology make our world a truly global village, I believe there will come a time when war and armed conflict will be considered an outdated and obsolete method of settling differences among nations and communities.

  Dalai Lama

  War, Believe, Technology

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