104+ POWERFUL Dalai Lama Quotes That Will Change The World

Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas.

Tenzin Gyatso is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. But, he is one of the most beloved and inspirational figures of the last century.

The 14th Dalai Lama has devoted his life to the pursuit of humanitarian and environmental causes, global peace, and dialogue between religions and peoples of all horizons. Decades-long work as a builder of bridges, promoting positive values such as forgiveness, self-discipline, tolerance, compassion, and contentment.

The Dalai Lama’s quotes and sayings are spread throughout the world to make more peaceful place and are taken on board by many who wish to live a positive and fulfilled life.

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Famous Dalai Lama Quotes

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

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.

Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.

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.

Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I’m not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs, or gambling (though I’m not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks.

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

Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.

Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want to suffer. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one’s own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others who surround us as members of the same human family. The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

We need to learn to want what we have, not to have what we want, in order to get stable and steady happiness.

An open heart is an open mind.

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

Someone else’s action should not determine your response.”Someone else’s action should not determine your response.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

What surprises me most is “Man” because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn’t enjoy the present; The result being he doesn’t live in the present or the future; He lives as if he’s never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived.

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

Best Dalai Lama Quotes On Life, Compassion & Humanity

Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.

Love is the absence of judgment.

An open heart is an open mind.

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

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

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.

Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.

An eye for an eye….we are all blind.

We need to learn to want what we have, not to have what we want, in order to get stable and steady happiness.

A spoon cannot taste the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man’s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

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.

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

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.

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.

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

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation.

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

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless & free your action will be.

Deep Dalai Lama Quotes About Kindness, Gratitude and Happiness

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know; But when you listen, you may learn something new.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.

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 material, you may still be worried, disturbed, or unhappy because of circumstances.

It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, oh yes, I already have everything that I really need.

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

One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life?. . From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want to suffer. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. . . Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

In our struggle for freedom, the truth is the only weapon we possess.

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.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

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

You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.

If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail.

I will not propose to you that my way is best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable for you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

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

There is only one important point you must keep in your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us, not even the Buddha. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life?

You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing.

Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking, they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.

The world doesn’t belong to leaders. The world belongs to all humanity.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

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. 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.

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

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.

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

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

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.

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

Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars, and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious… Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

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.

Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred, and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces.

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