Quote

When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Really
Concerned
World
Involved
Inspirational
Benefiting
Action
Rectify
Others
Wrongs
Done
Distortion
Needs
Engaged
Something
Compassion

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.
Dalai Lama
Image
I have three commitments. Number one commitment is promotion of human value. Number two commitment is promotion of race harmony. Number three commitment is about Tibet. My retirement is the third commitment. The previous two commitments, to my death, I have committed.
Dalai Lama
Image
Wealth is not necessarily a bad thing when it has been earned in an honest manner and neither other individuals nor the environment suffered for it.
Dalai Lama
Image
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.
Dalai Lama
Image
No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. We have the same basic human needs and concerns. All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples. That is human nature.
Dalai Lama
Image
If your life becomes only a medium of production, then many of the good human values and characteristics will be lost.
Dalai Lama
Image
When invitation come, then I inquire just to see new place or seeing just the one sort of family, then not much interest.
Dalai Lama
Image
In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.
Dalai Lama
Image
Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.
Dalai Lama
Image
If we see pride among people who have no idea about Dharma, it is understandable. However, if afflictive emotions and haughtiness are present among Dharma practitioners, it is great disgrace to practice
Dalai Lama
Image
The Laws of Reasoning consist of the ground, the path, and the result. ...Suffering is in the mind. How we perceive happiness determines our suffering or not.
Dalai Lama
Image
To the extent that our experience of suffering reminds us of what everyone else also endures, it serves as a powerful inspiration to practice compassion and avoid causing others pain. And to the extent that suffering awakens our empathy and causes us to connect with others, it serves as the basis of compassion and love.
Dalai Lama
Image
Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.
Dalai Lama
Image
We have to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us.
Dalai Lama
Image
We have made a great effort to maintain all levels of Buddhist education it has helped us have a kind of renaissance, really.
Dalai Lama
Image
Smile if you want a smile from another face.
Dalai Lama
Image
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Dalai Lama
Image
Our attitude towards suffering becomes very important because it can affect how we cope with suffering when it arises.
Dalai Lama
Image
Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought — so what are you lacking? If you have will-power , then you can do anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.
Dalai Lama
Image
The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.
Dalai Lama