Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 12

• World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

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  Life, Spiritual, Peace

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• In today’s interconnected and globalized world, it is now commonplace for people of dissimilar world views, faiths and races to live side by side. It is a matter of great urgency, therefore, that we find ways to cooperate with one another in a spirit of mutual acceptance and respect.

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  Respect, Buddhist, Buddhism

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• There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

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  Pluralism, Should, Be Careful

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.

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  Thinking, People, Needs

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• It is the state of mind of the person wielding the instrument that determines to what end it will be put.

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  Mind, Ends, States

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• Every single being, even those who are hostile to us, is just as afraid of suffering as we are, and seeks happiness in the same way we do. Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer. So let's take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.

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  Inspirational, Helping Others, Compassion

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• The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life.

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  Pride, Helping Others, Attachment

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.135, Penguin Books India

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• True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.

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  Inspirational, Wisdom, Attitude

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• Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

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  Attitude, Loneliness, Self

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• With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

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  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2013). “The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom”, p.7, HarperCollins UK

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• Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the daily experience of hardship comes a greater capacity to accept difficulties without losing our sense of inner calm. Of course, I do not advocate seeking out hardship as a way of life, but merely wish to suggest that, if you relate to it constructively, it can bring greater inner strength and fortitude.

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  Exercise, Inner Strength, Stronger

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• I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I'm not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I'm not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks.

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  Life, Happiness, Spiritual

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• The more you think about your own self, the more self-centred you are, the more trouble even small problems can create in your mind. The stronger your sense of 'I', the narrower the scope of your thinking becomes; then even small obstacles become unbearable. On the other hand, if you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life's inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

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  Thinking, Small Problems, Self

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• Compassion suits our physical condition, whereas anger, fear and distrust are harmful to our well-being. Therefore, just as we learn the importance of physical hygiene to physical health, to ensure healthy minds, we need to learn some kind of emotional hygiene.

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  Wisdom, Buddhist, Fear

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

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  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

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• The past is past, and the future is yet to come. That means the future is in your hands - the future entirely depends on the present. That realization gives you a great responsibility.

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  Philosophical, Mean, Responsibility

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• If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding.

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  Life, Spiritual, Teacher

  Dalai Lama (2016). “The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus”, p.46, Simon and Schuster

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• If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it.

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  Worry, Waste, Wasting Time

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• A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.

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  Real, Learned Person, Practice

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• It is natural that we face obstacles in pursuit of our goals. But if we remain passive, making no effort to solve the problems we meet, conflicts will arise and hindrances will grow. Transforming these obstacles into opportunities is a challenge to our human ingenuity.

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  Opportunity, Goal, Effort

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• Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

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  Inspirational, Mistake, Trying

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• It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

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  Cheating, Prayer, Helping Others

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.103, Penguin Books India

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• We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.

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  Mind, Needs, Emotion

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• Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to be happy increases your humanity. As you become less attached to the world, you become more humane. As the very purpose of spiritual practice is to help others, you must remain in society.

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  Spiritual, Buddhist, Giving Up

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

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  War, Blood, Century

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