“The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said: 'Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” WorkSacrificeHealthAnxiety Author:Dalai Lama XIV
“The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there's no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.” HappinessHonestyAnxietyDalai Lama Book:The Art of Happiness Source: The Art of Happiness
“If you live with fear and consider yourself as something special then automatically, emotionally, you are distanced from others. You then create the basis for feelings of alienation from others and loneliness. So, I never consider, even when giving a talk to a large crowd, that I am something special, I am 'His Holiness the Dalai Lama' . . . I always emphasize that when I meet people, we are all the same human beings. A thousand people -- same human being. Ten thousand or a hundred thousand -- same human being -- mentally, emotionally, and physically. Then, you see, no barrier. Then my mind remains completely calm and relaxed. If too much emphasis on myself, and I start to think I'm something special, then more anxiety, more nervousness.” HappinessSpecialLonelinessAnxietyPublic SpeakingNervousness Book:The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World Source: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World