Apr 20 2008
20 Wise Quotes From The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama has some very insightful verses. I’ve gathered my favorite quotes from the Tibetan leader about a variety of topics such as love, compassion, peace, humanity, violence, and the environment. It’s a very interesting read. Enjoy 
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1- Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.
2- If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
3- If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
4- My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
5- Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
6- The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.
7- We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
8- We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
9- Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
10- If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.
11- 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.
12- 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 willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.
13- We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. That the happiness of one person or nation is the happiness of humanity.
14- Through violence, you may ’solve’ one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.
15- As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.
16- To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.
17- 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.
18- The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.
19- A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.
20- In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.
You may also be interested in this quick post I wrote a while back about a few verses from the Dalai Lama: Verses For Training The Mind
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Words of wisdom from a person of humility are an opportunity of a lifetime to reexamine your own attitudes and save yourself the problem of finding wisdom on your own. A person who
learns from his own efforts is wise but a person who can learn from the efforts of others is brilliant. Think of the lifetimes of searching that can be avoided. And when you listen with your heart, anothers wisdom can transform you in the twinkling of an eye. One persons words of wisdom can save a planet. Never underestimate a persons opinion, It may well be the answer to what you have always prayed for. always practice compassion.
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In fact our life gets much more lighter and our path illuminated, when we discover the essential meaning of life.
Everyone of us on earth can contribute to more peace and love, simply by practicing it. Let us all surround everything with love and kindness: our thoughts, words, and deeds and so everything will get better.
Peace,
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Thanks for posting these inspirational quotes. I’m glad that I stumbled upon this site.
Compassion is the very heart of Tibetan buddhism and it’s a great source of inspiration.
The Chenrezig practice, which is a key practice in Tibetan buddhism, is a wonderful way to cultivates compassion.
HH The Dalai Lama is beautiful +_+
i find no single error in His Holiness wise words.every sentient being has a reason to live a happy life and it is found in the experienced person like His Holiness,a lord of compassion in human form.so i admire His Holiness a lot, more than my life…
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