675 Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences

Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind. It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one's mind is the essence of the Buddha's teaching.

The ultimate source of comfort and peace is within ourselves.

It is not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.