675 Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

Peace? starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.

See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.

If science proves facts that conflict with Buddhist understanding, Buddhism must change accordingly. We should always adopt a view that accords with the facts.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Once a year go somewhere you have never been before.

For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, and enemy is indispinsable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.

Afflictive emotions – our jealousy, anger, hatred, fear – can be put to an end. When you realize that these emotions are only temporary, that they always pass on like clouds in the sky, you also realize they can ultimately be abandoned.

Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.