Dalai Lama Quotes About Welfare

• At a fundamental level, as human beings, we are all the same; each one of us aspires to happiness and each one of us does not wish to suffer. This is why, whenever I have the opportunity, I try to draw people's attention to what as members of the human family we have in common and the deeply interconnected nature of our existence and welfare.

  Dalai Lama

  Wisdom, Opportunity, People

• If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more success. If you forget about others' rights and neglect others' welfare, ultimately you will be very lonely.

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  Lonely, Motivation, Helping Others

  The Dalai Lama (2009). “Worlds in Harmony”, p.75, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Our life depends on others so much that at the root of our existence is a fundamental need for love. That is why it is good to cultivate an authentic sense of responsibility and concern for the welfare of others.

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  Responsibility, Roots, Needs

  Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever (2010). “My Spiritual Journey”, p.8, Harper Collins

• It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be 'wise selfish' and not 'foolish selfish'. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Being wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone. Being wise selfish means being compassionate.

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  Wise, Selfish, Lying

• Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and sisters and to be concerned for each other’s welfare. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something directed seriously towards the welfare of humanity as a whole.

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  Sister, Meaningful, Brother

• Not only is your own happiness and welfare related to others, but the more you help them, the happier you will be.

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  Helping, Welfare, Related

• Genuine human friendship is on the basis of human affection, irrespective of your position. Therefore, the more you show concern about the welfare and rights of others, the more you are a genuine friend. The more you remain open and sincere, then ultimately more benefits will come to you. If you forget or do not bother about others, then eventually you will lose your own benefit.

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  Friendship, Rights, Genuine Friends

• I'm sure all of us agree that we need to overcome violence, but we first need to examine whether it has any value. From a strictly practical perspective, on certain occasions violence appears to be useful. We can solve a problem quickly by force. But this success is often at the expense of the rights and welfare of others. Although one problem has been solved, the seed of another has been planted.

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  Rights, Perspective, Violence

• If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

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  Self Confidence, Inner Strength, Calm

• By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness.

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  Kindness, Selfishness, Problem

  "Ahimsa : The Yoga of Non-Injury Will Set You Free" by Ed and Deb Shapiro, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 19, 2011.

• People once considered that religions were obsolete and that material science would solve all human problems. Then they have become disillusioned with materialism and machinery and have realized that spiritual sciences are also indispensable for human welfare.

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  Spiritual, People, Problem

  Interview with Robert Thurman, www.motherjones.com. November/December 1997.

• ‎Interdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects survive by mutual cooperation based on innate recognition of their interconnectedness. It is because our own human existence is so dependent on the help of others that our need for love lies at the very foundation of our existence. Therefore we need a genuine sense of responsibility and a sincere concern for the welfare of others.

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  Love, Relationship, Wise

• If we human beings rely only on material development, we can’t be sure of a positive outcome. Employing technology motivated by anger and hatred is likely to be destructive. It will only be beneficial if we seek the welfare of all beings. Human beings are the only species with the potential to destroy the world. Because of the risks of unrestrained desire and greed we need to cultivate contentment and simplicity.

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  Technology, Hatred, Greed

• If we develop concern for other people's welfare, share other people's
  suffering, and help them, ultimately we will benefit. If we think only
  of ourselves and forget about others, ultimately we will lose. The more
  we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of
  well-being becomes.

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  Happy, Thinking, Concern For Others

• If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.

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  Thinking, Focus, Welfare

• The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see.

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  Heart, Benefits, Facts

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