“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.”
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Famous Dalai Lama Quotes
Source: My Tibet
“The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.”
Source: Path To Tranquility
“If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.”
Source: The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom
“Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.”
“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”
Source: The Path to Enlightenment
“Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.”
“The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.”
Source: MindScience: An East-West Dialogue
“My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.”
“We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.”
“Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.”
Source: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.”
“Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.”
“My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.”
“There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.”
“I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.”
“I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.”
“I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.”