It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance. – Dalai Lama
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isnt anyone who doesnt appreciate kindness and compassion. – Dalai Lama
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, thats important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. – Dalai Lama
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, thats totally nonsense. – Dalai Lama
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you cant help them, at least dont hurt them. – Dalai Lama
China has to go along with world trends. Thats democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward. – Dalai Lama
Even when a person has all of lifes comforts – good food, good shelter, a companion – he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation. – Dalai Lama
In the practice of tolerance, ones enemy is the best teacher. – Dalai Lama
Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think somethings wrong. Hes not right in the brain. – Dalai Lama
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. – Dalai Lama
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples my philosophy is kindness. – Dalai Lama
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. – Dalai Lama
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. – Dalai Lama
Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties. – Dalai Lama
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. – Dalai Lama
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. – Dalai Lama
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. – Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. – Dalai Lama
