“In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense. What does this tell us? Firstly, because our every action has a universal dimension, a potential impact on others' happiness, ethics are necessary as a means to ensure that we do not harm others. Secondly, it tells us that genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others' happiness.”
Quote by Dalai Lama
Author
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama (born July 6, 1935) is the 14th Dalai Lama, a prominent religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism's Gelug school. Born as Tenzin Gyatso in Qinghai Province, China, he is recognized as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He advocates non-violence, peace, and interfaith dialogue, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. However, his political activities are viewed by the Chinese government as separatist, and he has lived in exile in India since 1959. His influence remains controversial, blending religious authority with political dissent. more
You May Also Like
“Of cheerfulness, or a good temper - the more it is spent, the more of it remains.”
Source: The Conduct of Life
“We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be.”
“Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.”
Source: Writings of the Young Marx on Philosophy and Society
“Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.”
Source: Success and Its Conditions