With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world. Dalai Lama More Quotes by Dalai Lama More Quotes From Dalai Lama One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion. Dalai Lama hatredcompassionlove Look at children... Dalai Lama playchildrenlooks Inner values like friendship, trust, honesty and compassion are much more reliable than money - they always bring happiness and strength. Dalai Lama trust-honestyhonestycompassion It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we live and work in, the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat, are all provided by others. None of them would exist but for the kindness of so many people unknown to us. Dalai Lama clotheshard-workkindness We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to the avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved. Dalai Lama happyhappinessinspirational I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend Dalai Lama genuine-concerncompassionrights I do not see any reason why animals should be slaughtered to serve as human diet when there are so many substitutes. After all, man can live without meat. Dalai Lama vegetarian-dietanimalmen You can develop the right attitude toward others if you have kindness, love and respect for them, and a clear realization of the oneness of all human beings. Dalai Lama onenesskindnessattitude The question of world peace, the question of family peace, the question of peace between wife and husband, or peace between parents and children, everything is dependent on that feeling of love and warmheartedness. Dalai Lama husbandpeacechildren I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion. Dalai Lama compassionpracticegiving We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds. Dalai Lama realmindheart Tolerance and patience should not be read as signs of weakness. Dalai Lama toleranceweaknessshould The only clear thing is that we humans are the only species with the power to destroy the earth as we know it. The birds have no such power, nor do the insects, nor does any mammal. Yet if we have the capacity to destroy the earth, so, too, do we have the capacity to protect it. Dalai Lama mammalsdoebird By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness. Dalai Lama selfishnessproblemkindness Provided that societies stay mindful of the challenges that capitalism creates and never forget the paramount importance of inclusion and equal opportunity, we can and should celebrate the miracle of free enterprise-and the billions of souls it has helped free from desperate poverty. Dalai Lama miraclechallengesopportunity Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human being. The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. That's the way. Dalai Lama importantinspirationtrying If you have a great deal of knowledge, but you're governed by negative emotions, then you tend to use your knowledge in negative ways. Therefore, while you are learning, don't forget the importance of warmheartedness. Dalai Lama usewaynegative The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this. Dalai Lama weaknessambitionwant Differences in religious beliefs, politics, social status, and position are all secondary. When we look at someone with compassion, we are able to see beyond these secondary differences and connect to the primary essence that binds all humans together as one. Dalai Lama compassionwisdomreligious Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don�t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day. Dalai Lama spirituallifechildren
