Dalai Lama Quotes - Page 51

• Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival.

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  Buddhist, Love Is, Compassion

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• There is nothing that does not get easier through cultivation. The buddhas of the past started out as ordinary beings. They were not buddhas in the beginning. The path to buddhahood is traversed only through gradually developing more and more courage and DETERMINATION -then it is attained.

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  Determination, Past, Ordinary

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• Anger, hatred, fear, is very bad for our health

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

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• A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such as the complexity and inter-connectedness of the nature of modern existence, then we will gradually notice a change in our outlook, so that when we say 'others' and when we think of others, we will no longer dismiss them as something that is irrelevant to us. We will no longer feel indifferent.

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  Change, Wise, Wisdom

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• From the viewpoint of absolute truth, what we feel and experience in our ordinary daily life is all delusion. Of all the various delusions, the sense of discrimination between oneself and others is the worst form, as it creates nothing but unpleasantness for both sides. If we can realize and meditate on ultimate truth, it will cleanse our impurities of mind and thus eradicate the sense of discrimination. This will help to create true love for one another. The search for ultimate truth is, therefore, vitally important.

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  Mind, Important, Ordinary

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• The great benefit of science is that it can contribute tremendously to the alleviation of suffering at the physical level, but it is only through the cultivation of the qualities of the human heart and the transformation of our attitudes that we can begin to address and overcome our mental suffering...

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  Buddhist, Attitude, Heart

  "The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality". Book by Dalai Lama, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2005.

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• The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

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  Lying, Foundation, Needs

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.3, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

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  Compassion, Hands, Genuine Happiness

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• Once we have a firm practice of compassion our state of mind becomes stronger which leads to inner peace, giving rise to self-confidence, which reduces fear. This makes for constructive members of the community. Self-centredness on the other hand leads to distance, suspicion, mistrust and loneliness, with unhappiness as the result.

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  Distance, Loneliness, Self Confidence

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• The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet.

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  Real, Responsibility, Roots

  "Inner Peace, World Peace : Essays on Buddhism and Nonviolence". Book by Kenneth Kraft, p. 2, 1992.

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• The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.

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  Jealousy, Achievement, Overcoming

  "The Dalai Lama in Harvard". Book by Jeffrey Hopkins, 1988.

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• Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.

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  Reality, Should Have, Elephants

  "Dalai Lama Laughs Off China's Criticism". News conference in Vancouver, www.theglobeandmail.com. September 08, 2006.

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• Sectarian feelings and criticism of other teachings or other sects is very bad, poisonous, and should be avoided.

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  Teaching, Feelings, Criticism

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.94, Shambhala Publications

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• Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

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  Mean, Thinking, Compassion

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• For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.

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  Mind, Progress, Importance

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• The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.

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  Responsibility, Commitment, Important

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• It seems that for some people the idea of compassion entails a complete disregard for or even a sacrifice of their own interests. This is not the case. In fact, you first of all have to have a wish to be happy yourself - if you don't love yourself like that, how can you love others?

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  Love You, Sacrifice, Compassion

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• Compassion is something we can count on. Even if we face economic problems and our fortunes decline, we can still share our compassion with our fellow human beings. National and global economies are subject to many ups and downs, but through them all we can retain a compassionate attitude that will carry us through.

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  Attitude, Compassion, Faces

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• The basis of human rights is happy life. Everyone wants to lead a happy life for which we need to have a holistic approach.

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  Happy Life, Rights, Needs

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• Peace is the Only Way for the survival of Humanity

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  Humanity, Survival, Way

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• All beings want to live in peace and happiness, undisturbed. Therefore the concept of human rights is universal.

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  Rights, Want, Peace And Happiness

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• We know that to wage a nuclear war today, for example, would be a form of suicide; or that to pollute the air or the oceans in order to achieve some short-term benefit would be to destroy the very basis for our survival.

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  Suicide, War, Ocean

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.136, Penguin Books India

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• It is a question of our own peace and mental stability.

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  Peace, Stability, Mental Stability

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• The immediate source of a mind... must be a mind which existed before the conception took place; the mind must have a continuity from a previous mind. This we hold to prove the existence of a past life.

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  Karma, Past, Mind

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• I am a simple Buddhist monk.

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  Buddhist, Simple, Monk

  Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron (2017). “Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions”, p.319, Simon and Schuster

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