A sense of contentment is a key factor for attaining happiness Dalai Lama More Quotes by Dalai Lama More Quotes From Dalai Lama True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed. Dalai Lama greedcompassionhappy 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. Dalai Lama upliftingspiritualinspirational Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish. Dalai Lama compassionoppositeshands Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom. Dalai Lama stay-strongpainmean If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you. Dalai Lama agingifsheart Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions. Dalai Lama effortblessingaction Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness. Dalai Lama compassionspirituallove-is If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others. Dalai Lama yogalove-youinspirational If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy! Dalai Lama chanceinspirationalpeople When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. Dalai Lama mondaymorningthinking Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use. Dalai Lama hatefeelingshappiness Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama positivehappinessinspirational The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful. Dalai Lama strongerpowerfulovercoming When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness. Dalai Lama weaknessendsreason Like anyone else, I too have the potential for violence; I too have anger in me. However, I try to recall that anger is a destructive emotion. I remind myself that scientists now say that anger is bad for our health; it eats into our immune system. So, anger destroys our peace of mind and our physical health. We shouldn’t welcome it or think of it as natural or as a friend. Dalai Lama mindtryingthinking If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. Those others are waiting for you now. They are looking to you for guidance, for help, for courage, for strength, for understanding, and for assurance at this hour. Most of all, they are looking to you for love. Dalai Lama sadnessunderstandingwaiting Education is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence that reduce stress and anxiety, whereas anger and hatred come from frustration and undermine our sense of trust. Because of ignorance, many of our problems are our own creation. Education, however, is the instrument that increases our ability to employ our own intelligence. Dalai Lama confidencetrusteducation Giving material goods is one form of generosity, but one can extend an attitude of generosity into all one's behavior. Being kind, attentive, and honest in dealing with others, offering praise where it is due, giving comfort and advice where they are needed, and simply sharing one's time with someone - all these are forms of generosity, and they do not require any particular level of material wealth. Dalai Lama generosityofferingattitude Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces. Dalai Lama powerfulignorancehappy-life Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Dalai Lama jobscountrylying
