Quote

From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Adversity
Patience
Value
Values
Learn

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.
Dalai Lama
Image
It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.
Dalai Lama
Image
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Dalai Lama
Image
Real change in society must start from individual initiative.
Dalai Lama
Image
The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery.
Dalai Lama
Image
Attention-yes! That's present! And present, you see, makes past and future.
Dalai Lama
Image
I hold the view that death is rather like changing one's clothes when they are torn and old. It is not an end in itself. Yet death is unpredictable-you do not know when and howT it will take place.
Dalai Lama
Image
If you can do something about a situation, why worry? And if you can't do something about a situation, why worry?
Dalai Lama
Image
The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.
Dalai Lama
Image
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance.
Dalai Lama
Image
In the Buddha's life story we see the three stages of practice: Morality comes first, then concentrated meditation, and then wisdom. And we see that the path takes time.
Dalai Lama
Image
There is a saying in Tibetan that at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar. The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, but that happiness does not come with wealth, but from setting limits to one's desires, and living within those limits with satisfaction.
Dalai Lama
Image
Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism.
Dalai Lama
Image
Whenever there is a challenge, there is also an opportunity to face it, to demonstrate and develop our will and determination.
Dalai Lama
Image
Samsara - our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of a basic continuum. So this continuity of consciousness us always present. This is the meaning of tantra.
Dalai Lama
Image
The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.
Dalai Lama
Image
Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.
Dalai Lama
Image
I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.
Dalai Lama
Image
If we adopt a self-centered approach to life, by which we attempt to use others for our own self interest, we might be able to gain temporary benefits, but in the long run we will not succeed in achieving even our personal happiness, and hope for the next life is out of the question.
Dalai Lama
Image
Chairman Mao once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. He was only partly right: power that comes from the barrel of a gun can be effective only for a short time. In the end, peoples love for truth, justice, freedom, and democracy will triumph. No matter what governments do, the human spirit will always prevail.
Dalai Lama