01c. 1935 ADWhere ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
02c. 1935 ADEach one of us is responsible for reducing the negative potential of every situation we have to face.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
03c. 1935 ADFrom the Buddhist point of view, all living beings -- that is, beings with feelings, experiences, and sensations -- are considered equal. Human beings can live without eating meat. As human beings, I think that deep down our nature tends towards vegetarianism and leads us to do everything in our power to prevent harming other species.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
04c. 1935 ADWeapons never stay in their boxes. Once a weapon has been manufactured, sooner or later someone will use it. If it were possible to bring about true and lasting peace by force of arms, then we should turn all our factories into weapons factories. But that is impossible. Even though it is difficult to try to bring about peace through inner transformation, it is the only way of establishing sustainable peace in the world.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
06c. 1935 ADViolence can only breed more violence and suffering. Our struggle must remain non-violent and free of hatred.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
07c. 1935 ADThe theory of emptiness…is the deep recognition that there is a fundamental disparity between the way we perceive the world, including our own existence in it, and the way things actually are.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
08c. 1935 ADTo say 'I want to have sex with this person' is to express a desire which is not intellectually directed in the way that 'I want to eradicate poverty in the world' is an intellectually directed desire. Furthernore, the gratification of sexual desire can only ever give temporary satisfaction. Thus as Nagarjuna, the great Indian scholar said: 'When you have an itch, you scratch. But not to itch at all is better than any amount of scratching.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
09c. 1935 ADThe more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
10c. 1935 ADAll the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness through others. All the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. Is there need for lengthy explanation?Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
11c. 1935 ADAll the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. Is there need for lengthy explanation?Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
12c. 1935 ADMany people today agree that we need to reduce violence in oursociety. If we are truly serious about this, we must deal with theroots of violence, particularly those that exist within each of us. Weneed to embrace 'inner disarmament,' reducing our own emotions ofsuspicion, hatred and hostility toward our brothers and sisters.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
13c. 1935 ADI pray for all of us, oppressor and friend,that together we may succeed in building a better worldthrough human understanding and love,and that in doing so we may reducethe pain and suffering of all sentient beings.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
14c. 1935 ADI found, as every teacher does, that there is nothing like teaching to help one learn.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
15c. 1935 ADBy mental cultivation I mean a disciplined application of mind that involves deepening our familiarity with a chosen object or theme. Here I am thinking of the Sanskrit term bhavana, which connotes "cultivation," and whose Tibetan equivalent, gom, has the connotation of "familiarization." These two terms, often translated into English as meditation, refer to a whole range of mental practices and not just, as many suppose, to simple methods of relaxation. The original terms imply a process of cultivating familiarity with something, whether it is a habit, a way of seeing, or a way of being.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
16c. 1935 ADIf you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
17c. 1935 ADCIf you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
19c. 1935 ADWe can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us, and make us kinder. You always have the choice.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
20c. 1935 ADA good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
21c. 1935 ADOne of the parrots was very friendly with...Master of the Robes. He used to feed it nuts. As it nibbled from his fingers, he used to stroke its head, at which the bird appeared to enter a state of ecstasy. I very much wanted this kind of friendliness and several times tried to get a similar response, but to no avail. So I took a stick to punish it. Of course, thereafter it fled at the sight of me. This was a very good lesson in how to make friends: not by force but by compassion.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
23c. 1935 ADA truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.Dalai Lama XIV / quote ↗
