Tenzin Gyatso Quotes

• It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Spirituality

• There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Spirituality

• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Success

• I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Religion

• A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Happiness

• We must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don’t stand up to experimentation, Buddha’s own words must be rejected.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Truth

• The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Religion

• Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Life

• There is no way to happiness; happiness is the way.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Happiness

• All the problems of the world – child labor, corruption – are symptoms of a spiritual disease: lack of compassion.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Compassion, Corruption

• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Kindness

  Tags in Hope

• The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Life, Love

• What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.

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  Topics in Life

  Tags in Meaning, Creed, Credo, Happy

• If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Anger

  Tags in Nonviolence

• The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Love

  Tags in Compassion

• All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Love, Religion

  Tags in Compassion, Forgiveness

• Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Religion

• A good motivation is what is needed: compassion without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their human rights and dignities. That we humans can help each other is one of our unique human capacities.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Humanity, Religion

  Tags in Compassion, Human Rights

• I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one’s own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Interdependence, Responsibility

• Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that feeling everyone tries to achieve happiness and tries to get rid of suffering, and everyone has the basic right to do this. In this way, all here are the same, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, Easterner or Westerner, believer or non-believer, and within believers whether Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and so on. Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same.

  Tenzin Gyatso

  Topics in Life, Religion, Suffering

Tenzin Gyatso (21)

Birth:	6th July, 1935
Nationality:	Tibetan
Profession:	Leader, Philosopher, Writer

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Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama, as well as the longest lived incumbent. Dalai Lamas are the head monks of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet.

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