Quote

We believe in self creation. That's why Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths.

Dalai Lama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Dalai Lama
Believe
Buddhists
Truths
Buddhist
Noble
Creation
Four
Self

More quotes by Dalai Lama

Image
I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to make it live within us, to leave room for it to develop. If on the contrary we use violence, it is as if we voluntarily obstruct the positive side of human nature and prevent its evolution.
Dalai Lama
Image
Up to now my involvement in the Tibetan freedom struggle has been part of my spiritual practice, because the issues of the survival of the Buddha Teaching and the freedom of Tibet are very much related. In this particular struggle, there is no problem with many monks and nuns, including myself, joining.
Dalai Lama
Image
Women have the capacity to lead us to a more peaceful world with compassion, affection, and kindness.
Dalai Lama
Image
PeaceĀ… starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.
Dalai Lama
Image
If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.
Dalai Lama
Image
Since at the beginning and end of our lives we are so dependent on other's kindness, how can it be in ......the middle that we would neglect kindness towards others?
Dalai Lama
Image
We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.
Dalai Lama
Image
In our own case, we don't consider the loss of a monastery or a monument the end of our entire way of life. If one monastery is destroyed, sometimes it happens.
Dalai Lama
Image
Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.
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
Image
I believe that the destructive nature of society that now threatens the existence of the entire human world has much to do with human intelligence. The way to overcome all human suffering-that also is through human intelligence.
Dalai Lama
Image
We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection.
Dalai Lama
Image
We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family
Dalai Lama
Image
An eye for an eye....we are all blind
Dalai Lama
Image
Even modern medical researchers have come to the conclusion that peace of mind is vital for good health.
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
The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery.
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
You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.
Dalai Lama
Image
I am simply just one monk. That's all.
Dalai Lama