Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 36

• We need cooperation based on trust and self-confidence to create an open, compassionate, harmonious society.

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  Self Confidence, Needs, Cooperation

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• If I say, "I am a monk." or "I am a Buddhist," these are, in comparison to my nature as a human being, temporary. To be human is basic.

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  Buddhist, Monk, Humans

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2006). “How to Expand Love: Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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• If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.

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  Hands, Desire, Violence

  "The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness". Book edited by Sidney Piburn. "The Nobel Evening Address" p. 115, 1990.

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• We need a sense of the oneness of the 7 billion human beings alive today. When I meet people, I don't think about being different from them, about being Tibetan, Buddhist or even the Dalai Lama. I only think about being a human being. We all share the potential for positive and negative emotions, yet one of our special qualities is our human mind, our intelligence. If we use it well we'll be successful and happy.

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  Buddhist, Successful, Thinking

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• The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

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  Happiness, Thinking, Just Be Happy

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• I believe deeply that we must find, all of us together, a new spirituality.

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  Believe, Together, Spirituality

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• Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jew, the important thing is to be a good human being.

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  Christian, Buddhist, Real

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• We have to have some form of politics. Politics is a form of resolving conflicts. Politics which comes from sincere motivation is constructive.

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  Motivation, Conflict, Sincere

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• Anger is the ultimate troublemaker. I feel you can express a strong disapproval or dislike of an object without losing your temper.

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  Strong, Losing, Temper

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• Under no circumstances should you lose hope.

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  Should, Circumstances, Loses

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

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• True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

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  Responsibility, Compassion, Feelings

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• I love smiles. That is a fact. How to develop smiles? There are a variety of smiles. Some smiles are sarcastic. Some smiles are artificial-diplomatic smiles. These smiles do not produce satisfaction, but rather fear or suspicion. But a genuine smile gives us hope, freshness. If we want a genuine smile, then first we must produce the basis for a smile to come.

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  Sarcastic, Giving, Want

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.1, Penguin Books India

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• Compassion is a mental quality that can bring us true lasting inner peace and inner strength.

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  Compassion, Inner Peace, Inner Strength

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• Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.

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  Inspirational, Self, Giving

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.37, Penguin

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• Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Sometimes

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• I will not propose to you that my way is best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable to you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it.

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  Inspirational, Decision, Up To You

  Dalai Lama XIV (2002). “Illustrated Teachings of the Dalai Lama”

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• People should never sit alone for too long when they're crying.

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  Sadness, Long, People

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• Our love could change the orbit of the earth. So, if a meteor ever comes hurtling towards earth with the guarantee of destruction, top scientists may call on us to, well, you know, do it like crazy for the sake of humankind.

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  Love, Crazy, Orbit

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• By far the single greatest danger facing humankind - in fact, all living beings on our planet - is the threat of nuclear destruction.

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  Nuclear, Facts, Destruction

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• The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

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  Roots, Wish, Service To Others

  "The Dalai Lama at Harvard: Lectures on the Buddhist Path to Peace". Book by Jeffrey Hopkins, 1988.

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• Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

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  Confusion, May, Kind

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• I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

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  Volunteer, Bases, Lama

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• Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.

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  Important, Messages, Harmony

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• One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment.

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  Buddhism, Interesting, Greed

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• I believe deeply that we must find a new spirituality... in such a way that all people of good will could adhere to it... We ought to promote this concept with the help of scientists... It could lead us to what we are looking for.

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  Spiritual, Believe, People

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