Spiritual Leader Quotes

“Inner values like friendship, trust, honesty and compassion are much more reliable than money - they always bring happiness and strength.”

“One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.”

“Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy.”

“My responsibility is to save Tibet, to protect its ancient cultural heritage.”

“The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, 'Oh how useless and powerless I am.' It is essential to think strongly and forcefully, 'I can do it,' without boasting or fretting.”

“If we adopt a self-centered approach to life, by which we attempt to use others for our own self interest, we might be able to gain temporary benefits, but in the long run we will not succeed in achieving even our personal happiness, and hope for the next life is out of the question.”

“The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of religiosity we normally associate with it...It is for everyone, irrespective of race, religion or any political affiliation.”

“My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.”

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

“It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more significant is their inner development. And while some may be able to survive through sheer willpower, the ones who suffer the least are those who have a high degree of patience and courage in the face of adversity.”

“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.”

“Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer.”

“An ethical act is one which does not harm others' experience or expectation of happiness.”

“When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness.”

“We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.”

“Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this world.”

“A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically.”

“Compassionis not helplesspity, but anawareness anddeterminationthat demandsaction.”

“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”

“Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.”

“There is no denying that consideration of others is worthwhile and that our happiness is inextricably bound up with the happiness of others. There is no denying that if society suffers, we ourselves suffer, and the more our hearts and minds are afflicted with ill-will, the more miserable we become. We can reject religion, ideology, received wisdom, but we cannot escape the need for love and compassion.”

“If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.”

“Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents, and then later on in our life when we are oppressed by sickness and become old, we are again dependent on the kindness of others. Since at the beginning and end of our lives we are so dependent on other's kindness, how can it be in the middle that we would neglect kindness towards others?”

“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”

“We all wish to live a happy life. In addition, we all have the same right to fulfil this goal. And we all have the potential to do so for the simple reason that future is not fixed, it can be changed. Therefore, we should live in hope that we really can overcome whatever problems we face.”