Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
– The Dalai Lama
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
– The Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
– The Dalai Lama
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
– The Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
– The Dalai Lama
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
– The 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.
– The Dalai Lama
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
– The Dalai Lama
Sleep is the best meditation.
– The Dalai Lama
Spend some time alone every day.
– The Dalai Lama
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
– The Dalai Lama
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
– The 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.
– The Dalai Lama
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
– The 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.
– The Dalai Lama
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.
– The Dalai Lama
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
– The Dalai Lama
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
– The Dalai Lama
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
– The Dalai Lama
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.
– The Dalai Lama
The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
– The Dalai Lama
The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.
– The Dalai Lama
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
– The Dalai Lama
Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.
– The Dalai Lama
My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.
– The Dalai Lama
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
– The Dalai Lama
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
– The Dalai Lama
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
– The Dalai Lama
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
– The Dalai Lama
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.
– The Dalai Lama
I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.
– The Dalai Lama
I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.
– The Dalai Lama
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
– The Dalai Lama
Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.
– The Dalai Lama
Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
– The Dalai Lama
Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
– The Dalai Lama
Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.
– The Dalai Lama
Computers make me totally blank out.
– The Dalai Lama
Chinese people themselves, they really want change.
– The Dalai Lama
China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
– The Dalai Lama
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
– The 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.
