675 Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

Yogis should at all times avoid fish, meat, garlic, onion and so forth, should eat with moderation, and avoid foods that are not conducive to health.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

As a Buddhist, I see no distinction between religious practice and daily life. Religious practice is a twenty-four hour occupation.

If there is regret and an awareness of the intention not to repeat it, and an awareness of the lack of a true identity of the mind that performed the action, or familiarity with the lack of a true identity of all phenomena, that person's morality can be said to be pure.

What's more, those who overeat can hardly stay awake.

[Through practice] we can get to the point where some disturbance may occur but the negative effects on our mind remain on the surface, like the waves that may ripple on the surface of an ocean but don’t have much effect deep down.

We must have a human approach. As far as socioeconomic theory, I am Marxist.

Es ist unmöglich, alles zu verstehen, aber es ist auch nicht notwendig, alles zu verstehen.