Dalai Lama Quotes

Leader July 6, 1935

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Motivational Be Kind Always Possible Kind Whenever

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Happiness You Happy Compassion Be Happy Others Practice Want

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

Kindness Heart Religion Brain Complicated Need Philosophies Philosophy Temples

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Peace World Never Make Until Obtain Ourselves Outer Outer World

Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.

Future People Always Some Also Last Mischievous Several Thousand Thousand Years Years

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

Strength Good Health Calm Brings Good Health Important Inner Inner Strength Mind Self-Confidence Very

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

Love Humanity Compassion Survive Cannot Luxuries Necessities Them Without

The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.

Leader Just Dalai Lama Tibet Dalai Lama Temporal

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

Hope Focus Universe Judge Darkest Brightest Days Do Not Judge Find

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Kindness Simple Heart Religion Brain Complicated Need Our Own Philosophy Temple Temples

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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Kindness Simple Religion Very

Sleep is the best meditation.

Best Dreams Sleep Meditation

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

Kindness Religion Compassion Who Anyone Appreciate Believes Rebirth Whether

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

Good Appreciation Lie Roots Goodness Soil

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Life Happy Purpose Be Happy Lives Our Our Lives

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

Religion Live Survive Meditation Affection Cannot Human We Cannot Without

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Life You Help Others Purpose Help Hurt Least Others Our Prime Them

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Best Teacher Enemy Practice Tolerance

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Happiness Your Something Own Actions Made Ready Ready-Made

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Peace Ignorance Real Our Master Possibility Where

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

You Help Others Others Help Cannot Harm Least Them

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Good Faith You Religion Particular Survive Without

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Rest Always Must Own Analysis Authority Critical Individual Reason Ultimate

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

World Better Own Self-Confidence Ability Better World Build Potential Realization

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Sometimes Saying Something Silent Creates Dynamic Impression Remaining Significant

Disagreement is something normal.

Normal Something Disagreement

I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.

World King Believe Always Catch Leader Modern Modern World Must Now Official Outdated Rule Up

I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

Spiritual Want Pure Leader Just

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.

Long I Am Alive Use Am Amity Between Chinese Committed Fully Otherwise

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

Today Together Common Sense Ethnic Come Common Different Due Ethnic Groups Groups Nations Sense

I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

Myself People Free For The People Consider Spokesman

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.

Power People View Some People Belief Dalai Dalai Lama Lama Miracle Nonsense Some Totally

I am just one human being.

I Am Human Being Just Human Being Am Just One

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

Responsibility Nothing Wish Desire Authority Shirk

Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.

Happy Hardships Very Physical Even

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

Meditation Anyone Buddhism Adopt Techniques

World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.

World King Humanity Leader Belongs Prince Religious

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

Myself Simple More Monk Describe Buddhist Less

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