30+ Dalai Lama Quotes to Enrich Your Life With Wisdom
The name Dalai Lama means Ocean of Wisdom.
Dalai Lama quotes are just a proоf of his wisdom, and are spread throughout the world by those who want to live a positive and fulfilled life.
Here are 30+ Dalai Lama Quotes to Enrich Your Life With Wisdom:
1. “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
2. “Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.”
3. “Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.”
4. “An open heart is an open mind.”
5. “Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”
6. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves”
7. “The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.”
8. “An eye for an eye….we are all blind”
9. “A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.”
10. “He said, “There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.”
11. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”
12. “Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.”
13. “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation.”
14. “Silence is sometimes the best answer”
15. “The paradox of our age
We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgment;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines, but less healthiness;
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.
We built more computers to hold more information
to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication;
We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion;
Tall man but short character;
Steep profits but shallow relationships.
It’s a time when there is much in the window,
but nothing in the room.”
16. “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.”
17. “In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.”
18. “Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
19. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
20. “What Is Love? Love is the absence of judgement”
21. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
22. “To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.”
23. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
24. “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
25. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
26. “The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness”
27. “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
28. “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”
29. “It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.”
30. “If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.”
31. “As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings.”
32. “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
33. “The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.”
34. “If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding.”
35. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”
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