The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life. Dalai Lama More Quotes by Dalai Lama More Quotes From Dalai Lama I myself feel, and also tell other Buddhists that the question of Nirvana will come later. Dalai Lama good-lifebuddhisthonesty According to Buddhist practice, there are three stages or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment towards life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara. Then in the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated Dalai Lama buddhistattachmentself Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned. Dalai Lama abandonedbuddhistlogic From one point of view we can say that we have human bodies and are practicing the Buddha's teachings and are thus much better than insects. But we can also say that insects are innocent and free from guile, where as we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our ends or better ourselves. From this perspective, we are much worse than insects. Dalai Lama buddhistteachinglying Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform calamity and misfortune into the path. Dalai Lama buddhistpracticespiritual Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is unrealistic to expect results from meditation within a short period of time. What is required is continuous sustained effort. Dalai Lama effortmeditationpractice We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets. Dalai Lama regretcompassionlife If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more success. If you forget about others' rights and neglect others' welfare, ultimately you will be very lonely. Dalai Lama motivationlonelyhelping-others Your own pain is involuntary; you feel overwhelmed and have no control. When feeling the pain of others, there is an element of discomfort, but there also is a level of stability because you are voluntarily accepting pain. It gives you a sense of confidence. Dalai Lama painhelping-othersgiving If others are happy, we will be happy. If others suffer, ultimately we all suffer. Dalai Lama helping-otherssufferinghelping Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them. Dalai Lama helping-othersresponsibilityhurt It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act. Dalai Lama rectifydiversityenough Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion. Dalai Lama buddhistpositivehappiness It is time to fill the world with strong and powerful deeds. It is common knowledge that no great captain in the world has ever destroyed all of his enemies and lived with a sense of satisfaction. If one enemy is killed, two more will appear. It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings which is the way to bring peace to all. Dalai Lama powerfulstrongcompassion The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally. Dalai Lama environmentalnaturenatural Without inner peace it is impossible to have world peace. Dalai Lama passionpeaceworld By deceiving one another through false assumptions and misrepresentations there has been, in reality, a great lapse and delay in achieving the real goals. Dalai Lama delayrealgoal The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not outside. The source of war is not the existence of nuclear weapons or other arms. It is the minds of human beings who decide to push the button and to use those arms out of hatred, anger or greed. Dalai Lama angerrealwar Today we face many problems. Some are created essentially by ourselves based on divisions due to ideology, religion, race, economic status, or other factors. Therefore, the time has come for us to think on a deeper level, on the human level, and from that level we should appreciate and respect the sameness of others as human beings. Dalai Lama appreciateracethinking There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape from these four mountains of birth, old age, sickness and death. Dalai Lama touchingskydeath
