Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/, /ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ is a monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso...
NationalityTibetan
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth6 July 1935
CityTaktser, Tibet
inner-peace world individual
Peace in the world relies on individuals finding inner peace.
kindness reality keys
The key point is kindness. With kindness one will have inner peace. Through inner peace, world peace can one day be a reality.
kindness feelings nurture
The more you nurture a feeling of loving kindness, the happier and calmer you will be.
giving obstacles ifs
If you utilize obstacles properly, then they strengthen your courage, and they also give you more intelligence, more wisdom.
spiritual kindness enemy
The practicing of loving kindness toward one's enemy is the ultimate test of one's own spiritual attainment.
meaningful order space
So long as space remains, So long sentient beings' suffering remain, I will remain, In order to help, in order to serve... I am nothing but a servant to provide to others. So if you provide some happiness, some comfort to others, then your life becomes meaningful. If your life creates problems or suffering to others, then there's no meaning to your existence.
buddhism destiny hands
According to Buddhism, individuals are masters of their own destiny. And all living beings are believed to possess the nature of the Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, the potential or seed of enlightenment, within them. So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?
genuine-friends chinese essentials
My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential.
teacher enemy
Our enemies are our greatest teachers.
inner-peace
Wisdom and inner peace must be created by yourself.
next-day one-day may
Happiness that depends mainly on physical pleasure is unstable; one day it's there, the next day it may not be.
teacher character challenges
Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.
practice meditation stories
In the Buddha's life story we see the three stages of practice: Morality comes first, then concentrated meditation, and then wisdom. And we see that the path takes time.
religious compassion tolerance
We are beset by problems and if we look for their source, we find they arise because of our selfishness, because we tend to pursue our own interests at the expense of others. Our various religious traditions exist to help us reduce these problems. They all teach ways to overcome suffering through cultivating love and compassion, tolerance, patience and contentment.