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Dalai Lama Inspirational Quotes (813)

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The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.
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Without love we could not survive. Human beings are social creatures, and a concern for each other is the very basis of our life together.
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The essence of any religion is good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion.
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If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
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Had Tibet not fallen away from dharma China could not have invaded.
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Happiness is the highest form of health.
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Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
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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.
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A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.
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I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values.
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A zero itself is nothing, but without a zero you cannot count anything therefore, a zero is something, yet zero.
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People should never sit alone for too long when they're crying.
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Since periods of great change, such as the present one, come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world.
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Your friend, your enemy, your neutral all are equal. Genuine compassion is unbiased.
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[Animals] appreciate others' affection, they also have the sort of ability to show their own affection. And then as soon as we're born, child, no religious faith.
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If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it.
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I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend
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If you practice in accord with your individual capacity, little by little you will find more pleasure and joy in it. As you gain inner strength, your positive actions will gain in profundity and scope.
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If there's good, strong evidence from science that such and such is the case and this is contrary to Buddhism, then we will change.
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Peace is not just the mere absence of violence or disturbance. It's when there is a possibility of conflict, but you deliberately avoid violence and adopt methods to solve the problem through peaceful means. That is real peace.
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For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise. China is much bigger, richer, more powerful militarily, and has much better skill in diplomacy. They outdo us in every field. But they have no justice. We have placed our whole faith in truth and in justice. We have nothing else, in principle and in practice.
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To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.
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You can’t help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action.
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Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
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