01c. 1935 ADHappiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
03c. 1935 ADPeople take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
06c. 1935 ADThis is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
07c. 1935 ADThe purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
08c. 1935 ADWe can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all receivedwisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion....This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no needfor temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicatedphilosophy, doctrine or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple.The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights anddignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.So long as we practice these in our daily lives, then no matter if we arelearned or unlearned, whether we believe in Buddha or God, or follow someother religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for others andconduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of responsibility, there isno doubt we will be happy.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
09c. 1935 ADI always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
11c. 1935 ADPeace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
12c. 1935 ADJudge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
13c. 1935 ADIt seems that scientific research reaches deeper and deeper. But it also seems that more and more people, at least scientists, are beginning to realize that the spiritual factor is important. I say 'spiritual' without meaning any particular religion or faith, just simple warmhearted compassion, human affection, and gentleness. It is as if such warmhearted people are a bit more humble, a little bit more content. I consider spiritual values primary, and religion secondary. As I see it, the various religions strengthen these basic human qualities. As a practitioner of Buddhism, my practice of compassion and my practice of Buddhism are actually one and the same. But the practice of compassion does not require religious devotion or religious faith; it can be independent from the practice of religion. Therefore, the ultimate source of happiness for human society very much depends on the human spirit, on spiritual values. If we do not combine science and these basic human values, then scientific knowledge may sometimes create troubles, even disaster....Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
14c. 1935 ADIt is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
15c. 1935 ADThe fundamental precept of Buddhism is Interdependence or the Law of Cause and Effect. This simply states that everything an individual experiences is derived from action through motivation. Motivation is thus the root of both action and experience.FREEDOM IN EXILE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE DALAI LAMADalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
16c. 1935 ADPolitics devoid of ethics does not further human welfare, and life without morality reduces humans to the level of beasts.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
18c. 1935 ADThe problem is that our world and our education remain focused exclusively on external, materialistic values. We are not concerned enough with inner values. Those who grow up with this kind of education live in a materialistic life and eventually the whole society becomes materialistic. But this culture is not sufficient to tackle our human problems. The real problem is here," the Dalai Lama said, pointed to his head. The Archbishop tapped his chest with his fingers to emphasize the heart as well. "And here," the Dalai Lama echoed. "Mind and heart..Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
19c. 1935 ADIf you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
20c. 1935 ADYou must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
21c. 1935 ADWhen we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
22c. 1935 ADGenerosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
23c. 1935 ADMeanwhile, spring came, and with it the outpourings of Nature. The hills were soon splashed with wild flowers; the grass became an altogether new and richer shade of green; and the air became scented with fresh and surprising smells -- of jasmine, honeysuckle, and lavender.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
24c. 1935 ADWorld peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
