Religious Traditions Quotes

• The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Spiritual, Religious

  Dalai Lama (2016). “The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Karma, Religious

  "Especially for Christians: Powerful Thought-provoking Words from the Past" by Mark Alton Rose, (p. 19), 2005.

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• The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Religious, Mean, Men

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• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Weekly Meditations for Healthy Sex (Jan. 25-31)" by Alexandra Katehakis, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

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• Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Determination, Anger

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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  Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "A Small Drop of Ink: A Collection of Inspirational and Moving Quotations of the Ages". Book by Linda Pendleton, 2003.

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• Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Religious, Kindness

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p. 52), 1990.

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• This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Spiritual

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p.52), 1990.

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• We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Success, God

  "Tibet, a Guide to the Land of Fascination". Book by Trilok Chandra Majupuria and Indra Majupuria, 1988.

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• It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Mistake, Keys, Giving

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• I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  "The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living".

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• The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Hero, Hatred

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• Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.

  Dalai Lama

  Determination, Hard Times, Appreciate

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2011). “How to Be Compassionate: A Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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• The very purpose of our life is to seek happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Happiness, Spiritual, Purpose

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.28, Penguin

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• Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.

  Dalai Lama

  Feelings, Mind, Ease

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Karma, Peace

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• Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter.

  Dalai Lama

  Giving, Feelings, Insecurity

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Mistake

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• Once you're in a kind of revealed religious tradition, you wind up having to explain how the things said about God in the Bible or the Qur'an or whatever religious text you're dealing with, why these statements are true.

  Peter Adamson

  Religious, Wind, Kind

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies.

  Joseph Campbell

  Inspirational, Religious, Atheist

  Joseph Campbell (2010). “Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor”, p.3, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Pastoral theology and care helps people look deeper at the intersection between their inherited religious traditions and their current life situations. From this vantage point, religious traditions can be reinterpreted in a manner that assists healing, corrects distortions, and expands vision.

  Larry Graham

  Religious, Healing, People

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• I still noticed that little streak of rebelliousness coming up in me again - the same sense of dissatisfaction I had felt earlier with the empty rituals and institutionalized values of all religious traditions.

  Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

  Religious, Littles, Tradition

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• The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.

  Albert Einstein

  Christian, Religious, Principles

  Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.20, Open Road Media

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