Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 10

• If you can do something about a situation, why worry? And if you can't do something about a situation, why worry?

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  Worry, Situation, Can Do Something

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• We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.

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  Needs, Benefits, Our Actions

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• Don't use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already.

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  Life, Buddhist, Buddhism

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• In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.

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  Past, Self, Victory

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• Destructive thoughts and emotions undermine the very causes of peace and happiness. If you think clearly about it, it makes no sense to think you’re seeking happiness, if you do nothing to restrain angry, spiteful, and malicious thoughts and emotions.

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  Thinking, Causes, Emotion

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• Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

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  Religious, Business, Buddhism

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• If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy!

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  Inspirational, People, Chance

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• If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.

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  Space, World, Boundaries

  The Dalai Lama, Nicholas Vreeland (2002). “An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life”, p.12, Hachette UK

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• The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

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  Trust, Wisdom, Peace

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• If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.

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  Life, Real, Confusion

  "The Little Book of Buddhism". Book by Dalai Lama, 2000.

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• When we are angry we are blind to reality. Anger may bring us a temporary burst of energy, but that energy is blind and it blocks the part of our brain that distinguishes right from wrong. To deal with our problems, we need to be practical and realistic. If we are to be realistic, we need to use our human intelligence properly, which means we need a calm mind.

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  Block, Mean, Reality

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• Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.

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  Gratitude, Buddhist, Opportunity

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• Non-violence means dialogue, using our language, the human language. Dialogue means compromise; respecting each other’s rights; in the spirit of reconciliation there is a real solution to conflict and disagreement. There is no hundred percent winner, no hundred percent loser—not that way but half-and-half. That is the practical way, the only way.

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  Inspirational, Real, Mean

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• I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.

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  Spiritual, Attitude, Kindness

  "The Dalai Lama In Depth". "Yoga Journal" Interview, No. 90, (p. 51), January - February 1990.

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• The world will be saved by the western woman.

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  Humility, Balance, World

  "The Dalai Lama’s Amazing Proclamation to Women!" by Ariane de Bonvoisin, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 17, 2009.

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• Happiness is the highest form of health.

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  Form, Highest

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• When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

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  Thank You, Thankful, Gratitude

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• Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

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  Lying, Compassion, Needs

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• I don't take myself too seriously! That makes me happy.

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  Make Me Happy

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

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• I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

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  Purpose, Want, Life Is

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• Don't become a Buddhist. The world doesn't need Buddhist. Do practice Compassion. The world needs more compassion.

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  Buddhist, Compassion, Practice

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• Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that
  feeling everyone tries to achieve happiness and tries to get rid of suffering, and everyone has the basic right to do this. In this way, all here are the same, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, Easterner or Westerner, believer or non-believer, and within believers whether Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and so on. Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same.

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  Christian, Buddhist, Real

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• The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being

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  Compassion, Essence, Suffering Of Others

  Dalai Lama (2012). “Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World”, p.11, Random House

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• 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

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• Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance

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  Inspirational, Ignorance, Darkness

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2009). “Becoming Enlightened”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

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