Quote

There is nothing I can't live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Children
Honesty
Attitude
Learned
Child
Live
Without
Nothing

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever
Dalai Lama
Image
Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.
Dalai Lama
Image
If you resort to violent methods because the other side has destroyed your monastery, for example, you then have lost not only your monastery, but also your special Buddhist practices of detachment, love, and compassion.
Dalai Lama
Image
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.
Dalai Lama
Image
Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path.
Dalai Lama
Image
Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventure, and for hides and furs is a phenomena which is at once disgusting and distressing. There is no justification in indulging is such acts of brutality.
Dalai Lama
Image
I do not judge the universe.
Dalai Lama
Image
I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.
Dalai Lama
Image
The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we exist in the hope of something better. Hope means keeping going, thinking, ‘I can do this.’ It brings inner strength, self-confidence , the ability to do what you do honestly, truthfully and transparently.
Dalai Lama
Image
In the modern world, the interests of a particular community can no longer be considered to lie within the confines of its own boundaries.
Dalai Lama
Image
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
Dalai Lama
Image
The reality today is that we are all interdependent and have to co-exist on this small planet. Therefore, the only sensible and intelligent way of resolving differences and clashes of interests, whether between individuals or nations, is through dialogue.
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
The greater the force of your compassion, the greeater your resilience in confronting hardships.
Dalai Lama
Image
Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.
Dalai Lama
Image
When a problem first arises, try to remain humble and maintain a sincere attitude, and be concerned that the outcome is fair.
Dalai Lama
Image
The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.
Dalai Lama
Image
The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life.
Dalai Lama
Image
As far as ignorance is concerned, not just Buddhism, every religion recognizes it as the source of suffering.
Dalai Lama
Image
I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope
Dalai Lama