Quote

Whatever the intellectual quality of the education given our children, it is vital that it include elements of love and compassion, for nothing guarantees that knowledge alone will be truly useful to human beings.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Children
Alone
Vital
Love
Quality
Useful
Knowledge
Elements
Whatever
Beings
Given
Intellectual
Human
Compassion
Tibetan
Humans
Truly
Include
Nothing
Education
Guarantees

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.
Dalai Lama
Image
We must realize that it is best to focus on our oneness, to re emphasize what is the same about each of us rather than dwell on what is different.
Dalai Lama
Image
The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world.
Dalai Lama
Image
There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.
Dalai Lama
Image
Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.
Dalai Lama
Image
Every human actions becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive.
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
China can keep her troops on the external frontiers of Tibet, and Tibetans will pledge to accept the appropriate form of union with China.
Dalai Lama
Image
Once a year go somewhere you have never been before.
Dalai Lama
Image
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Dalai Lama
Image
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
Dalai Lama
Image
Even modern medical researchers have come to the conclusion that peace of mind is vital for good health.
Dalai Lama
Image
We have to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us.
Dalai Lama
Image
Reincarnation is not an exclusively Hindu or Buddhist concept, but it is part of the history of human origin. It is proof of the mindstream's capacity to retain knowledge of physical and mental activities. It is related to the theory of interdependent origination and to the law of cause and effect.
Dalai Lama
Image
Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, nonharming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on the wish for others to be free of their suffering and is associated with a sense of commitment, responsibility, and respect towards others.
Dalai Lama
Image
Even without a religion, we can become a good human being.
Dalai Lama
Image
A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir - a constant source of energy, determination, and kindness.
Dalai Lama
Image
Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.
Dalai Lama
Image
Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned.
Dalai Lama
Image
If you have a great deal of knowledge, but you're governed by negative emotions, then you tend to use your knowledge in negative ways. Therefore, while you are learning, don't forget the importance of warmheartedness.
Dalai Lama