675 Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use.

The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.

Today, as we wish each other a Happy New Year, let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place. That way we’ll actually make it a happy year.

Compassion is something really worthwhile. It is not just a religious or spiritual subject, not a matter of ideology. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.

Differences in religious beliefs, politics, social status, and position are all secondary. When we look at someone with compassion, we are able to see beyond these secondary differences and connect to the primary essence that binds all humans together as one.

Without technology humanity has no future, but we have to be careful that we don’t become so mechanised that we lose our human feelings.