675 Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

Don’t become a Buddhist. The world doesn’t need Buddhist. Do practice Compassion. The world needs more compassion.

Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.

Contemplating the suffering which is unbearable to us, and is unbearable to others, too, can produce awake mind, which arises from the compassion that wishes to free all living beings from suffering.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one’s life.

One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others.

Anger may bring extra energy, but it eclipses the best part of our brain: its rationality. The energy of anger is almost always unreliable.

People need to climb the mountain not simple because it is there But because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with the spirit.

Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.

As human beings we have the same experience of destructive and constructive emotions. We also have a human mind capable of developing wisdom. We all have the same Buddha nature.