Dalai Lama’s Quotes

Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas. From the time of the 5th Dalai Lama to 1959, the central government of Tibet, the Ganden Phodrang, invested the position of Dalai Lama with temporal duties.

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"More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength."

— Dalai Lama

"Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health."

— Dalai Lama

"Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength."

— Dalai Lama

"People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because theyre not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost."

— Dalai Lama

"With realization of ones own potential and self-confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world."

— Dalai Lama

"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."

— Dalai Lama

"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."

— Dalai Lama

"With the realization of ones own potential and self-confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world."

— Dalai Lama

"Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions."

— Dalai Lama

"It is difficult to achieve a spirit of genuine cooperation as long as people remain indifferent to the feelings and happiness of others."

— Dalai Lama

"If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace."

— Dalai Lama

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

— Dalai Lama

"By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm."

— Dalai Lama

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

— Dalai Lama

"The key to transforming our hearts and minds is to have an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions work."

— Dalai Lama

"I believe that we are fundamentally the same and have the same basic potential."

— Dalai Lama

"Love and compassion open our own inner life, reducing stress, distrust and loneliness."

— Dalai Lama

"Genuine love should first be directed at oneself if we do not love ourselves, how can we love others?"

— Dalai Lama

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

— Dalai Lama

"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck."

— Dalai Lama

"The greatest antidote to insecurity and the sense of fear is compassion it brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength"

— Dalai Lama

"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."

— Dalai Lama

"Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors."

— Dalai Lama

"The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world."

— Dalai Lama

"Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes."

— Dalai Lama

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