Dalai Lama Quotes, Religious Quotes, Attitude Quotes

Those who like myself, consider themselves to be followers of Buddha, should practice as much as we can. To followers of other religious traditions, I would like to say, 'Please practice your own religion seriously and sincerely.' And to non-believers, I request you to try to be warm-hearted. I ask this of you because these mental attitudes actually bring us happiness.

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If we don't understand phenomena, we are more likely to do things to harm ourselves and others.

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There is nothing I can't live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.

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Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt.

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By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness.

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Compassion is concern of others' well being.

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According to accounts of the Buddha's life, it would seem that he had a very deep relationship with nature. He was not born in the royal palace but in a park, under a sala tree. He attained complete enlightenment under the bodhi tree and left this earth to enter Parinirvana, again, between three sala trees. It would seem that the Buddha was very fond of trees.

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I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence.

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An enemy is indeed a precious teacher.

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Some consider me as a living Buddha. That's nonsense. That's silly. That's wrong. If they consider me a simple Buddhist monk, however, that's probably okay.

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If the work is worthwhile, then whether we can complete it or not, it's worth making the attempt. That's why courage is important.

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Under the bright sun, many of us are gathered together with different languages, different styles of dress, even different faiths. However, all of us are the same in being humans, and we all uniquely have the thought of 'I' and we're all the same in wanting happiness and in wanting to avoid suffering.

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I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.

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The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

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On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a transcendent being, as an eternal, unchanging principle such as soul, or as a fundamental substratum of reality. ... In the Buddhist investigation of reality, at least in principle, empirical evidence should triumph over scriptural authority, no matter how deeply venerated a scripture may be.

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So long as space remains So long as sentient beings' Suffering remains I will remain In order to help, In order to serve.

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I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

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If you practice in accord with your individual capacity, little by little you will find more pleasure and joy in it. As you gain inner strength, your positive actions will gain in profundity and scope.

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In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves.

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Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future of humanity, and so I am compelled to take care of humanity. That is why being compassionate is actually in my own best interest. And a symptom of my own peace of mind is that I can share comfort with others around me.

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