Dalai Lama Quotes (205+)

Sleep is the best meditation.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience.

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful the experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

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.

Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend or an enemy, as long as that person wishes for peace and happiness and wishes to overcome suffering, then on that basis we develop a genuine concern for their problems.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

If you want to change the world, start with yourself.

The purpose of education is to cultivate a good heart.

In order to carry a positive action, we must develop a positive vision.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.