Quote

Because the existing education system is oriented towards materialistic goals we need to pay special attention to inner values such as tolerance, forgiveness, love and compassion.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Special
Tolerance
Education
Forgiveness
Attention
Goals
Goal
Towards
Values
Inner
Need
Compassion
Materialistic
Needs
Pay
Oriented
Love
System
Existing

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
Whether someone believes something or not, believer or non-believer, as long as you are a member of the human family, you need warm human feeling, warmhearted feeling.
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 believe deeply that we must find, all of us together, a new spirituality.
Dalai Lama
Image
Nonviolence is the only way. Even if you achieve your goal by violent means there are always side effects, and these can be worse than the problem. Violence is against human nature.
Dalai Lama
Image
Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering love is wanting them to have happiness.
Dalai Lama
Image
Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.
Dalai Lama
Image
Even modern medical researchers have come to the conclusion that peace of mind is vital for good health.
Dalai Lama
Image
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change, even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems.
Dalai Lama
Image
Real change in society must start from individual initiative.
Dalai Lama
Image
To develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Such people give us real opportunities to practice tolerance. They test our inner strength in a way that even our guru cannot. Basically, patience protects us from being discouraged.
Dalai Lama
Image
Spirituality actually must be above politics. Or some other sort of business.
Dalai Lama
Image
I feel they should be discussed informally, truthfully, honestly, and in some cases, I think, without forgetting ... long-term vision. They should be practical.
Dalai Lama
Image
If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change.
Dalai Lama
Image
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized.
Dalai Lama
Image
War is out of date, obsolete.
Dalai Lama
Image
Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.
Dalai Lama
Image
To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and completely focused on the task at hand...Flow can occur during any human activity, whether work or at play.
Dalai Lama
Image
I think the person who has had more experience of hardships can stand more firmly in the face of problems than the person who has never experienced suffering. From this angle then, some suffering can be a good lesson for life.
Dalai Lama
Image
Helping others is not limited to providing food, shelter, and so forth, but includes relieving the basic causes of suffering and providing the basic causes of happiness.
Dalai Lama
Image
Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.
Dalai Lama