I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion. Dalai Lama More Quotes by Dalai Lama More Quotes From Dalai Lama It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one's mind is the essence of the Buddha's teaching. Dalai Lama discipline essence teaching I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way Dalai Lama clear-goals effort believe Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy. Dalai Lama cancer real inspirational Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer. Dalai Lama compassion real love It is not only our right as members of the global human family to protest when our brothers and sisters are being treated brutally, but it is also our duty to do whatever we can to hep them. Dalai Lama members duty brother Every human actions becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive. Dalai Lama action feelings inspirational The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions. Dalai Lama buddhist patience inspirational I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether. Dalai Lama ethics way thinking When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product. Dalai Lama fulfilled fulfilling needs Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Dalai Lama tolerance compassion way Being concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives, how we depend on others and others depend on us, our outlook will change. We’ll begin to see 'others' not as somehow distant from us, but as people we are in touch with, people close to us; we will no longer feel indifferent to them. Dalai Lama buddhist buddhism change From a certain point of view our real enemy, the true troublemaker, is inside. Dalai Lama real views enemy Warm-heartedne ss and concern for others’ well-being are a condition for happiness, whether you are religious or not. Dalai Lama concern-for-others well-being religious The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart. Dalai Lama good-heart use heart Unlike physical progress, which is subject to natural restrictions, the qualities of the mind can be developed limitlessly. Dalai Lama progress quality mind I call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights? Dalai Lama feminist fighting rights It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more significant is their inner development. And while some may be able to survive through sheer willpower, the ones who suffer the least are those who have a high degree of patience and courage in the face of adversity. Dalai Lama degrees adversity suffering Some people consider the practice of love and compassion is only related to religious practice and if they are not interested in religion they neglect these inner values. But love and compassion are qualities that human beings require just to live together. Dalai Lama buddhist religious love Human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. Dalai Lama human-happiness humans satisfaction Unfortunately, love and compassion have been omitted from too many spheres of social interaction for too long. Usually confined to family and home, their practice in public life is considered impractical, even naive. This is tragic. Dalai Lama compassion practice home
