Quote

It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Diversity
Enough
Must
Rectify
Distortion
Compassionate

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
In order to develop the willpower it takes to sacrifice, you must first realize that spending all your time and energy pursuing material comforts means you will eventually suffer. It's all about positive and negative consequences. It's very important to be aware that there are long-term consequences [for every action].
Dalai Lama
Image
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
Dalai Lama
Image
The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.
Dalai Lama
Image
Rulers come and go. It's the people who are the real rulers of the country.
Dalai Lama
Image
Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come.
Dalai Lama
Image
The purpose of life is to be happy.
Dalai Lama
Image
Tolerance and patience should not be read as signs of weakness. They are signs of strength.
Dalai Lama
Image
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
Dalai Lama
Image
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.
Dalai Lama
Image
The practice of love can be expressed in one sentence: 'Do not harm others.'
Dalai Lama
Image
I think when religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism - as well as Christianity and Judaism - were founded, at that time societies were generally male-dominated. So, therefore this social notion also influenced religion.
Dalai Lama
Image
Your motivation should be sincere and your life should be of benefit to some people. That is the main thing. Don't care after my death.
Dalai Lama
Image
No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the subjective nature of the mind.
Dalai Lama
Image
Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use.
Dalai Lama
Image
We must have a pure, honest, and warm-hearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope, and the ability not to be discouraged. The whole of humanity depends on this motivation.
Dalai Lama
Image
There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.
Dalai Lama
Image
On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing.
Dalai Lama
Image
Climate change has been immense difficulties of pains or illness or hard life on this planet. So through that way, you have sense of concern of the well being, not sky, not just the environment itself.
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
I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.
Dalai Lama