Dalai Lama Quotes And Sayings

The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama fled to India, where he currently lives as a refugee. The 14th Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He has traveled the world and has spoken about the welfare of Tibetans, environment, economics, women’s rights, non-violence, interfaith dialogue, physics, astronomy, Buddhism and science, cognitive neuroscience, reproductive health, and sexuality, along with various Mahayana and Vajrayana topics.

In Order To Carry A Positive Action We Must Develop Here A Positive Vision.

In The Practice Of Tolerance, One's Enemy Is The Best Teacher.

I Have No Trouble Sleeping.

One Thing I Want To Make Clear, As Far As My Own Rebirth Is Concerned, The Final Authority Is Myself And No One Else, And Obviously Not China's Communists.

Out Of 6 Billion Humans, The Troublemakers Are Just A Handful.

I Am Confident I Will Set Foot Again In Tibet In My Lifetime.

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.

I Feel Exhausted If I Teach Too Long.

Chinese People Themselves, They Really Want Change.

I Think Technology Really Increased Human Ability. But Technology Cannot Produce Compassion.

I Am A Simple Buddhist Monk - No More, No Less.

I Felt We Must Separate Political Responsibility. The Dalai Lama Should Not Carry That Burden. So That Is My Selfish Reason - To Protect The Old Dalai Lama Tradition. It Is Safer Without Political Involvement.

Sleep Is The Best Meditation.

I Want To Be Just A Pure Spiritual Leader.

At The Beginning When The Child Is Coming, People Worry The Child May Be Deformed. When A Healthy Boy Or Child Comes, People Are Very Happy For A Short Moment.

World Belongs To Humanity, Not This Leader, That Leader Or That King Or Prince Or Religious Leader. World Belongs To Humanity.

The Tibetan People Will Need To Determine Who The Next Reincarnation Of The Dalai Lama Is.

If I Had Remained In Lhasa, Even Without The Chinese Occupation, I Would Probably Have Carried The Ceremonial Role In Some Orthodox Way.

Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them Humanity Cannot Survive.

If You Want Others To Be Happy, Practice Compassion. If You Want To Be Happy, Practice Compassion.

When You Practice Gratefulness, There Is A Sense Of Respect Toward Others.

Look At Situations From All Angles, And You Will Become More Open.

A Lack Of Transparency Results In Distrust And A Deep Sense Of Insecurity.

When You Are Discontent, You Always Want 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.'

Where Ignorance Is Our Master, There Is No Possibility Of Real Peace.

The Purpose Of Our Lives Is To Be Happy.

There Is No Need For Temples, No Need For Complicated Philosophies. My Brain And My Heart Are My Temples; My Philosophy Is Kindness.

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.

Sometimes One Creates A Dynamic Impression By Saying Something, And Sometimes One Creates As Significant An Impression By Remaining Silent.

If You Can, Help Others; If You Cannot Do That, At Least Do Not Harm Them.

I Find Hope In The Darkest Of Days, And Focus In The Brightest. I Do Not Judge The Universe.

With Realization Of One's Own Potential And Self-confidence In One's Ability, One Can Build A Better World.

Appearance Is Something Absolute, But Reality Is Not That Way - Everything Is Interdependent, Not Absolute. So That View Is Very Helpful To Maintain A Peace Of Mind Because The Main Destroyer Of A Peaceful Mind Is Anger.

The Roots Of All Goodness Lie In The Soil Of Appreciation For Goodness.

If Some People Have The Belief Or View That The Dalai Lama Has Some Miracle Power, That's Totally Nonsense.

Calm Mind Brings Inner Strength And Self-confidence, So That's Very Important For Good Health.

Happiness Is Not Something Ready Made. It Comes From Your Own Actions.

We Can Live Without Religion And Meditation, But We Cannot Survive Without Human Affection.

It Is Necessary To Help Others, Not Only In Our Prayers, But In Our Daily Lives. If We Find We Cannot Help Others, The Least We Can Do Is To Desist From Harming Them.

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.

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.

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 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.

Even When We Have Physical Hardships, We Can Be Very Happy.

Number Of People Have Said To Me, After Hearing Your Thinking, Their Mind Becomes Much More Happier.

Some Mischievous People Always There. Last Several Thousand Years, Always There. In Future, Also.

Whether You Call It Buddhism Or Another Religion, Self-discipline, That's Important. Self-discipline With Awareness Of Consequences.

The Important Thing Is That Men Should Have A Purpose In Life. It Should Be Something Useful, Something Good.

Be Kind Whenever Possible. It Is Always Possible.

Home Is Where You Feel At Home And Are Treated Well.