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Dalai Lama Inspirational Quotes (813)

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Material development alone does not yield genuine inner peace.
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In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.
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Because my main concern is the Tibetan Buddhist culture, not just political independence, I cannot seek self-rule for central Tibet and exclude the 4 million Tibetans in our two eastern provinces of Amdo and Kham.
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Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and sisters and to be concerned for each other’s welfare. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something directed seriously towards the welfare of humanity as a whole.
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You're happy when you help others become happy.
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You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are never going to die, and then die having never really lived.
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Our attitude towards suffering becomes very important because it can affect how we cope with suffering when it arises.
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My earnest request is that you practice love and kindness whether you believe in a religion or not
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The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.
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Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.
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Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.
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A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.
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Where there is a mind, there are feelings such as pain, pleasure, and joy. No sentient being wants pain: all wants happiness instead.
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The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.
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Altruism is the best source of happiness. There is no doubt about that.
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The process of dying begins with the dissolution of the elements within the body. It has eight stages, beginning with the dissolution of the earth element, then the water, fire and windelements. The color: appearance of a white vision, increase of the red element, black near-attainment, and finally the clear light of death.
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If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.
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Tolerance and patience should not be read as signs of weakness. They are signs of strength.
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A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation.
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The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
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Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them.
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The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.
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On a certain day, month and year one should observe the ceremony of tree-planting. Thus, one fulfils one's responsibilities, serves one's fellow-beings which not only brings happiness but benefits all.
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Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.
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