Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 29

• I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

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  Inspirational, Believe, Contentment

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• We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term satisfaction is based not on the senses but on the mind. That’s where real tranquility is to be found. And peace of mind turns out to be a significant factor in our physical health too.

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  Real, Long, Mind

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• A compassionate attitude helps you communicate more easily with your fellow human beings. As a result, you make more genuine friends and the atmosphere around you is more positive, which gives you greater inner strength. This inner strength helps you spontaneously concern yourself with others, instead of thinking only about yourself.

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  Attitude, Thinking, Genuine Friends

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• Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought — so what are you lacking? If you have will-power , then you can do anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.

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  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Believe In Yourself

  "Path To Tranquility".

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• One has to try to develop one's inner feelings, which can be done simply by training one's mind. This is a priceless human asset and one you don't have to pay income tax on!

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Feelings, Training

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

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• It is time to fill the world with strong and powerful deeds. It is common knowledge that no great captain in the world has ever destroyed all of his enemies and lived with a sense of satisfaction. If one enemy is killed, two more will appear. It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings which is the way to bring peace to all.

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  Strong, Powerful, Compassion

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• Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others happiness.

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  Happiness, Spiritual, Compassion

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• The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we exist in the hope of something better. Hope means keeping going, thinking, ‘I can do this.’ It brings inner strength, self-confidence , the ability to do what you do honestly, truthfully and transparently.

  Dalai Lama

  Mean, Self Confidence, Thinking

  Facebook post, www.facebook.com. April 18, 2014.

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• If an individual has a calm state of mind,
  that person's attitudes and views will be calm and tranquil
  even in the presence of great agitation.

  Dalai Lama

  Attitude, Views, Mind

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• Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

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  Inspirational, Buddhist, Kindness

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.69, Penguin Books India

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• It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.

  Dalai Lama

  Running, Country, Long

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• I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.

  Dalai Lama

  Struggle, Views, Passing Away

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• I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Simple, Monk

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• I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Leader, Want

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• I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

  Dalai Lama

  Country, Thinking, Littles

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• It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Motivation, Enough

  "Road to Peace; Ancient Wisdom of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet". Documentary, October 2012.

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• Spend some time alone every day.

  Dalai Lama

  Valentines Day, Buddhist, Inspiration

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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.

  Dalai Lama

  Happiness, Believe, You Make Me Happy

  "The Art of Happiness". Book by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1998.

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• Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom.

  Dalai Lama

  Peace, Freedom, Desire

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.138, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• In the final analysis, the hope of every person is simply peace of mind.

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  Spiritual, Mind, Finals

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• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

  Dalai Lama

  Karma, Buddhist, Acceptance

  "Be Happy the Dalai Lama Way" by Corine Gatti, www.beliefnet.com.

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• It is not only our right as members of the global human family to protest when our brothers and sisters are being treated brutally, but it is also our duty to do whatever we can to hep them.

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  Brother, Members, Duty

  "Vienna gives Dalai Lama a hero's welcome: A compromise enabled Tibet's spiritual leader to overcome Chinese opposition" by Raymond Whitaker, www.independent.co.uk. June 16, 1993.

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• We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.

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  Buddhist, Together, Might

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• I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period. But I laugh often, and my laughter is contagious. When people ask me how I find the strength to laugh now, I reply that I am a professional laugher.

  Dalai Lama

  Country, Laughter, People

  Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever (2010). “My Spiritual Journey”, p.23, Harper Collins

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• We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.

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  Friendship, Sympathy, Wisdom

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