Conservation is not merely a question of morality, but a question of our own survival. Dalai Lama More Quotes by Dalai Lama More Quotes From Dalai Lama With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world. Dalai Lama inspiring positive inspirational I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. Dalai Lama encouraging positive inspirational One of the basic points is kindness. With kindness, with love and compassion, with his feeling that is the essence of brotherhood, sisterhood, one will have inner peace. This compassionate feeling is the basis of inner peace. Dalai Lama spiritual love peace Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share peace with neighboring communities, and so on. When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. Dalai Lama inner-peace community kindness 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. Dalai Lama strength inspirational life 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. Dalai Lama worry life needs All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Dalai Lama pain spiritual life I remain convinced that most human conflicts can be solved through genuine dialogue conducted with a spirit of openness and reconciliation. Dalai Lama genuine conflict spirit Without love we could not survive. Human beings are social creatures, Dalai Lama concern social together Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this world. Dalai Lama suffering joy thinking All living beings have experience of pleasure and pain, and we are among them. What makes human beings different is that we have a powerful intelligence and a much greater ability to achieve happiness and avoid suffering. Real happiness and friendship come not from money or even knowledge, but from warm-heartednes s. Once we recognize this we will be more inclined to cultivate it. Dalai Lama pain powerful real A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use. Dalai Lama attractive female use So long as space remains, So long sentient beings' suffering remain, I will remain, In order to help, in order to serve... I am nothing but a servant to provide to others. So if you provide some happiness, some comfort to others, then your life becomes meaningful. If your life creates problems or suffering to others, then there's no meaning to your existence. Dalai Lama space meaningful order Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. Dalai Lama good-life buddhist inspirational What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way. Dalai Lama peaceful spiritual believe I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious. Dalai Lama compassion religious inspirational Genuine human friendship is on the basis of human affection, irrespective of your position. Therefore, the more you show concern about the welfare and rights of others, the more you are a genuine friend. The more you remain open and sincere, then ultimately more benefits will come to you. If you forget or do not bother about others, then eventually you will lose your own benefit. Dalai Lama genuine-friends rights friendship In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and more faith is good but not sufficient. So the intellectual part must definitely be present. At the same time, strictly intellectual development without faith and practice, is also of no use. It is necessary to combine knowledge born from study with sincere practice in our daily lives. These two must go together. Dalai Lama buddhist buddhism learning There is competition, but it is used in a good way. It is positive to want to go first, provided the intention is to pave the way for others, make their path more easy, help them, or show the way. Competition is negative when we wish to defeat others, to bring them down in order to lift ourselves up. Dalai Lama competition wish order When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion. Dalai Lama compassion inspirational needs