Dalai Lama Quotes

“A zero itself is nothing, but without a zero you cannot count anything; therefore, a zero is something, yet zero.”

“Happiness arises as a result of different causes and conditions. If you harm someone out of anger, you may feel some superficial satisfaction, but deep down you know it was wrong. Your confidence will be undermined. However, if you have an altruistic attitude, you’ll feel comfortable and confident in the presence of others.”

“Violence will only increase the cycle of violence.”

“Your education tends to develop the brain while it neglects the heart, so you have a longing for teachings that develop and strengthen the good heart.”

“The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.”

“We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness”

“We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.”

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”

“Not so long ago people believed in ideologies, systems, and institutions to save all societies. Today, they have given up such hopes and have returned to relying on the individual, on individual freedom, individual initiative, individual creativity.”

“You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.”

“Altruism is the best source of happiness. There is no doubt about that.”

“A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.”

“We must not lose our trust in the power of truth. Everything is always changing in the world.”

“If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.”

“By developing a sense of concern for others' well-being, then no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep inner peace.”

“If you lose your temper, your sound sleep will go, and you will have to use a tranquilizer or sleeping pills? Then gradually, more white hair, wrinkles.”

“Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.”

“A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.”

“Every human actions becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive.”

“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.”

“Ultimately, the human being is in the mercy of nature.”

“We have global communication and yet confrontation is more common than dialogue.”

“Harmony can not thrive in a climate of mistrust, cheating, bullying; mean-spirited competition.”

“Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”

“I am just one human being.”