• Categories
Location |   Home >> Quotes SMS >> Author Wise Quotes >> Dalai Lama Quotes
  • Dalai Lama Quotes   1488
  • We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-being. It is possible. If the individual is happier, his or her family is happier; if families are happy, neighborhoods and nations will be happy. By transforming ourselves we can change our human way of life and make this a century of compassion.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Compassion Quotes , Concern For Others Quotes
  • The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas [enlightened heroes and heroines] - it enables you to refrain from reacting angrily to the harm inflicted on you by others. You could call this practice "inner disarmament," in that a well-developed tolerance makes you free from the compulsion to counterattack. For the same reason, we also call tolerance the "best armor," since it protects you from being conquered by hatred itself.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Hero Quotes , Heart Quotes
  • The death penalty fulfills a preventive function, but it is also very clearly a form of revenge. It is an especially severe form of punishment because it is so final. The human life is ended and the executed person is deprived of the opportunity to change, to restore the harm done or compensate for it.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Revenge Quotes , Opportunity Quotes
  • Although we are all the same in not wanting problems and wanting a peaceful life, we tend to create a lot of problems for ourselves. Encountering those problems, anger develops and overwhelms our mind, which leads to violence. A good way to counter this and to work for a more peaceful world is to develop concern for others. Then our anger, jealousy and other destructive emotions will naturally weaken and diminish.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Life Quotes , Jealousy Quotes
  • One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others. When we succeed in this, we find that the scale of our own problems diminishes. This is not to say we should ignore our own needs altogether, but rather that we should try to remember others' needs alongside our own, no matter how pressing ours may be
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Self Quotes , Focus Quotes
  • Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is unrealistic to expect results from meditation within a short period of time. What is required is continuous sustained effort.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Practice Quotes , Effort Quotes