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Quotes By Author - Dalai Lama

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Dalai Lama

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Dalai Lama

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.

Dalai Lama

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.

Dalai Lama

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.

Dalai Lama

As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.

Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Dalai Lama

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

Dalai Lama

Chinese people themselves, they really want change.

Dalai Lama

Computers make me totally blank out.

Dalai Lama

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

Dalai Lama

Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.

Dalai Lama

Disagreement is something normal.

Dalai Lama

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?

Dalai Lama

Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.

Dalai Lama

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!

Dalai Lama

I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.

Dalai Lama

I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.

Dalai Lama

I am just one human being.

Dalai Lama