Quotes By Dalai Lama
Spiritual Leader
Dalai Lama
Jul 06, 1935 - present
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
One of the basic points is kindness. With kindness, with love and compassion, with a feeling that is the essence of brotherhood and sisterhood, one will have inner peace. This compassionate feeling is the basis of inner peace.
Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom.
Change starts with us as individuals. If one individual becomes more compassionate it will influence others and so we will change the world.
Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.
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.
A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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.
I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.
Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
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.
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.
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just one human being.
Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.
Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
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