Dalai Lama quotes

Cultivating a close, warm hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.

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Non-violence is a sign of strength, self-confidence and truth.

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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

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Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties, the survival of humanity will be endangered.

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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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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. And there are ways in which we can consciously work to develop feelings of love and kindness.

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Anger is a destructive emotion which is based on arrogance. This is why one must find the cause and counteract it.

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The ultimate factor determining whether we have a healthy mind and a healthy body lies within.

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A calm mind helps our human intelligence to assess the situation realistically.

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All the major religious traditions carry the message of love, compassion and forgiveness.

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Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful.
A meaningful friend or a meaningful day.

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Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

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We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one's own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others who surround us as members of the same human family. The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

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