110+ Dalai Lama Quotes On Kindness, Peace And Compassion

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of Tibet. He is believed to be the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and is often referred to as His Holiness. The current Dalai Lama is the 14th in the lineage and is named Tenzin Gyatso. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Dalai Lama on life, love, kindness.

Top 10 Dalai Lama Quotes

1. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
2. If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
3. I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
4. When you talk, you are only repeating what already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
5. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
6. Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
7. Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
8. Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
9. There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.
10. 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 Short Quotes

• Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
• Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.
• A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
• The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
• Instead of wanting more, give thanks for the blessings you already have.
• Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.
• I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.
• Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up.
• I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.
• As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.

Dalai Lama Quotes About Life

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. — Dalai Lama

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality. — Dalai Lama

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life. — Dalai Lama

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger. — Dalai Lama

All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. — Dalai Lama

Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful. — Dalai Lama

A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness — Dalai Lama

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster. — Dalai Lama

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. — Dalai Lama

The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Love

True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed. — Dalai Lama

Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. — Dalai Lama

A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility — Dalai Lama

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. — Dalai Lama

If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others. — Dalai Lama

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

It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others. — Dalai Lama

Love is the absence of judgment. — Dalai Lama

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

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. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Kindness

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds. — Dalai Lama

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. — Dalai Lama

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival. — Dalai Lama

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart." — Dalai Lama

True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. — Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. — Dalai Lama

There are two kinds of satisfaction or happiness: one mainly through mental peace; another physical comfort — Dalai Lama

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. — Dalai Lama

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. — Dalai Lama

Women have the capacity to lead us to a more peaceful world with compassion, affection, and kindness. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Peace

When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy. — Dalai Lama

Compassion is the radicalism of our time. — Dalai Lama

Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity. — Dalai Lama

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

Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility... Without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed or unhappy because of circumstances. — Dalai Lama

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. — Dalai Lama

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. — Dalai Lama

Destructive thoughts and emotions undermine the very causes of peace and happiness. If you think clearly about it, it makes no sense to think you’re seeking happiness, if you do nothing to restrain angry, spiteful, and malicious thoughts and emotions. — Dalai Lama

If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. — Dalai Lama

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Compassion

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — Dalai Lama

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others. — Dalai Lama

I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect. — Dalai Lama

We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets. — Dalai Lama

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. — Dalai Lama

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. — Dalai Lama

I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend — Dalai Lama

Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures. — Dalai Lama

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

One of the basic points is kindness. With kindness, with love and compassion, with his feeling that is the essence of brotherhood, sisterhood, one will have inner peace. This compassionate feeling is the basis of inner peace. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About War

All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons. — Dalai Lama

Our planet is blessed with vast natural treasures. If we use them wisely, beginning with the elimination of militarism and war, every human being will be able to live a healthy, prosperous existence. — Dalai Lama

I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute. — Dalai Lama

The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not outside. The source of war is not the existence of nuclear weapons or other arms. It is the minds of human beings who decide to push the button and to use those arms out of hatred, anger or greed. — Dalai Lama

The question of world peace, the question of family peace, the question of peace between wife and husband, or peace between parents and children, everything is dependent on that feeling of love and warmheartedness. — Dalai Lama

The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue. — Dalai Lama

War is out of date, obsolete. — Dalai Lama

We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom. — Dalai Lama

Since we became Buddhist, we have lived in peace with them. We did not invade them. We did not want them to invade us. We have never declared war on China. — Dalai Lama

We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Friendship

As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn't come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others. — Dalai Lama

Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship. — Dalai Lama

Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship. — Dalai Lama

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. — Dalai Lama

My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential. — Dalai Lama

Inner values like friendship, trust, honesty and compassion are much more reliable than money - they always bring happiness and strength. — Dalai Lama

True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection. — Dalai Lama

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship? — Dalai Lama

We can solve many problems in an appropriate way, without any difficulty, if we cultivate harmony, friendship and respect for one another. — Dalai Lama

Only through the development of mutual respect, and in a spirit of truth, can friendship come about. By these means it is possible to move human minds, but never by force. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Meditation

If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation — Dalai Lama

Sleep is the best meditation. — Dalai Lama

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. — Dalai Lama

...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation. — Dalai Lama

To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer. — Dalai Lama

Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer. — Dalai Lama

To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge. — Dalai Lama

In order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge. — Dalai Lama

Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is unrealistic to expect results from meditation within a short period of time. What is required is continuous sustained effort. — Dalai Lama

All human beings have an innate desire to overcome suffering, to find happiness. Training the mind to think differently, through meditation, is one important way to avoid suffering and be happy. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Spiritual

The universe is a single atom: the convergence of science and spirituality. — Dalai Lama

When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. — Dalai Lama

Kindness and a good heart are the foundation for success in this life, progress on the spiritual path, and the fulfillment of our aspirations. Our need for them is not limited to any specific time, place, society, or culture. — Dalai Lama

Silence is sometimes the best answer — Dalai Lama

Human beings will continue to deceive and overpower one another. Basically, everyone exists in the very nature of suffering, so to abuse or mistreat each other is futile. The foundation of all spiritual practice is love. That you practice this well is my only request. — Dalai Lama

So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the well-being of others. — Dalai Lama

Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways. — Dalai Lama

According to Buddhist practice, there are three stages or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment towards life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara. Then in the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated — Dalai Lama

What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way. — Dalai Lama

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Peaceful

A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware. — Dalai Lama

There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful. — Dalai Lama

When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. — Dalai Lama

There needs to be understanding that anger never helps to solve a problem. It destroys our peace of mind and blinds our ability to think clearly. Anger and attachment are emotions that distort our view of reality. — Dalai Lama

The ultimate source of my mental happiness is my peace of mind. Nothing can destroy this except my own anger. — Dalai Lama

The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren't born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities - warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful - happier. — Dalai Lama

Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need. — Dalai Lama

Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace. — Dalai Lama

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace. — Dalai Lama

Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Compassionate

Today, as we wish each other a Happy New Year, let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place. That way we'll actually make it a happy year. — Dalai Lama

A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others. — Dalai Lama

Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion. — Dalai Lama

I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious. — Dalai Lama

If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world. — Dalai Lama

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. — Dalai Lama

The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others. — Dalai Lama

Education is the best way to train ourselves that we will secure our own well-being by concerning ourselves with others. It is possible to create a better world, a more compassionate, more peaceful world, which is not only in everyone’s interest, but is everyone’s responsibility to achieve. — Dalai Lama

Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts, a key element of which has to be the nurturing of our compassionate nature. — Dalai Lama

It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About People

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. — Dalai Lama

People think of animals as if they were vegetables, and that is not right. We have to change the way people think about animals. I encourage the Tibetan people and all people to move toward a vegetarian diet that doesn’t cause suffering. — Dalai Lama

If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy. — Dalai Lama

When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me to see them as brothers and sisters. — Dalai Lama

People need to climb the mountain not simple because it is there But because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with the spirit. — Dalai Lama

Some people, sweet and attractive, and strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters in disguise teaching us about impermanence. — Dalai Lama

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is. — Dalai Lama

We are visitors on this planet. We are here for one hundred years at the very most. During that period we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. if you contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. — Dalai Lama

We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to the avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved. — Dalai Lama

Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Religion

Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion. — Dalai Lama

Religion is like going out to dinner with friends. Everyone may order something different, but everyone can still sit at the same table. — Dalai Lama

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it. — Dalai Lama

My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness. — Dalai Lama

I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart. — Dalai Lama

Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. — Dalai Lama

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

My earnest request is that you practice love and kindness whether you believe in a religion or not — Dalai Lama

I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being. — Dalai Lama

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About World

A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world. — Dalai Lama

The world will be saved by the western woman. — Dalai Lama

Once a year go someplace you've never been. — Dalai Lama

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope. — Dalai Lama

When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion. — Dalai Lama

Our world and our lives have become increasingly interdependent, so when our neighbour is harmed, it affects us too. Therefore we have to abandon outdated notions of 'them' and 'us' and think of our world much more in terms of a great 'US', a greater human family. — Dalai Lama

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

I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend, that together we succeed in building a better world through human understanding and love, and that in doing so we may reduce the pain and suffering of all sentient beings. — Dalai Lama

‎In today's materialistic world there is a risk of people becoming slaves to money, as though they were simply cogs in a huge money-making machine. This does nothing for human dignity, freedom, and genuine well-being. Wealth should serve humanity, and not the other way around. — Dalai Lama

Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this world. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quotes About Mind

Good human qualities-honesty, sincerity, a good heart-cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced my machines, but only by the mind itself. We can call this the inner light, or God's blessing, or human qualitity. This is the essence of mankind. — Dalai Lama

Provided that societies stay mindful of the challenges that capitalism creates and never forget the paramount importance of inclusion and equal opportunity, we can and should celebrate the miracle of free enterprise-and the billions of souls it has helped free from desperate poverty. — Dalai Lama

In my mind of course natural disaster like tsunami, and these things, also I think indirectly may relate to human behavior. But then major sort of problems actually they're due to a lack of moral principle. — Dalai Lama

Developing inner values is much like physical exercise. The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The difference is that, unlike the body, when it comes to training the mind, there is no limit to how far we can go. — Dalai Lama

When we face problems or disagreements today, we have to arrive at solutions through dialogue. Dialogue is the only appropriate method. One-sided victory is no longer acceptable. We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others. — Dalai Lama

We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate-right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness. — Dalai Lama

An open heart is an open mind. — Dalai Lama

In our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In other words, there are certain states of mind which bring us problems, and they can be removed. — Dalai Lama

When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts. — Dalai Lama

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering. — Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Famous Quotes And Sayings

Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. — Dalai Lama

Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness. Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and others. Through your kindness to others, your mind and heart will open to peace. — Dalai Lama

If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others. — Dalai Lama

We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally. — Dalai Lama

Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish. — Dalai Lama

Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects. — Dalai Lama

I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life. — Dalai Lama

The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share. — Dalai Lama

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. — Dalai Lama

I remain convinced that most human conflicts can be solved through genuine dialogue conducted with a spirit of openness and reconciliation. — Dalai Lama

Whether we like it or not, we have all been born into this world as part of one great human family. Rich or poor, educated or uneducated, belonging to one nation or another, to one religion or another, adhering to this ideology or that, ultimately each of is just a human being like everyone else. We all desire happiness and do not want suffering. — Dalai Lama

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative,they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind. — Dalai Lama

Samsara - our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of a basic continuum. So this continuity of consciousness us always present. This is the meaning of tantra. — Dalai Lama

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred. — Dalai Lama

It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live. — Dalai Lama

Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony. — Dalai Lama

A new way of thinking has become the necessary condition for responsible living and acting. If we maintain obsolete values and beliefs, a fragmented consciousness and self-centered spirit, we will continue to hold onto outdated goals and behaviors. — Dalai Lama

If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. Those others are waiting for you now. They are looking to you for guidance, for help, for courage, for strength, for understanding, and for assurance at this hour. Most of all, they are looking to you for love. — Dalai Lama

In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel "burnout" setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective. — Dalai Lama

Look at children... If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day. — Dalai Lama

From a certain point of view our real enemy, the true troublemaker, is inside. — Dalai Lama

If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. — Dalai Lama

By deceiving one another through false assumptions and misrepresentations there has been, in reality, a great lapse and delay in achieving the real goals. — Dalai Lama

A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon. — Dalai Lama

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. — Dalai Lama

You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing. — Dalai Lama

The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness. — Dalai Lama

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively. — Dalai Lama

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. — Dalai Lama

Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one's anger, the more so when the provocation is extreme. For it is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others. — Dalai Lama

If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue. — Dalai Lama

The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see. — Dalai Lama

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others. — Dalai Lama

To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities. — Dalai Lama

Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come. — Dalai Lama

We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences. According to Shantideva, enemies are really good for us as we can learn a lot from them and build our inner strength. — Dalai Lama

The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful. — Dalai Lama

Life Lessons by Dalai Lama

1. The Dalai Lama teaches us to be kind and compassionate towards others, no matter their background or beliefs.
2. He encourages us to practice patience and understanding, and to strive for inner peace.
3. He also teaches us to be humble and to never give up on our dreams, no matter how difficult the path may be.