Happy Life Quotes - Dalai LAMA
1.“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
2.“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
3.“This 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.”
4.“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways–either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.”
5.“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”
6.“Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”
8.“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
9.“Love is the absence of judgement.”
10.“Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.”
11.“Silence is sometimes the best answer”
11.“Silence is sometimes the best answer”
12.“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
13.“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
14.“We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.”
15.“When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”
16.“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
17.“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.”
18.“The more you are motivated by Love,
The more Fearless & Free your action will be.”
19.“When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.”
20.“Peace 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.”
21.“Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.”
22.There is only one important point you must keep in your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us, not even the Buddha. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life?”
23.“When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.”
24.“It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.”
25.“Peace 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.”
26.“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
27.“I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.”
28."Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health."
29."In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."
30.“The mind is like a parachute. It works best when it’s open.”
31. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”
32. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
33. “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
34. “Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.”
35. “Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”
36. “Spend some time alone everyday.”
37. “Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.”
38. “Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.”
39. “An open heart is an open mind.”
40. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves”
41. “The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.”
42. “An eye for an eye….we are all blind”
43. “A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.”
44. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”
45. “Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.”
46. “Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”
47. “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation.”
48. “Silence is sometimes the best answer”
49. “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.”
50. “In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.”
51. “Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
52. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
53. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
54. “To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.”
55. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
56. “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
57. “This 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.”
58. “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”
59. “It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.”
60. “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
61. “The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.”
62. “If 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.”
63. “One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life? . . . From the moment of birth every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. . . Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.”
64. “Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”
65. “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
66. “Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.”
67. “The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.”
69. “Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.”
70. “Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.”
71. “When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”
72. “Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day.”
73. “World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
74. “All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction”
75. “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”
76. “The 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.”
77. “One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious… Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.”
78. “The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.”
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