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
real long emotion
So long as we are under the control of disturbing emotions, real happiness is hard to find.
energy clarity force
We can wake ourselves up, discover in ourselves an energy that was hidden there, and act with more clarity, more force.
responsibility self keys
Each of us must learn to work not just for one self, one's own family or one's nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.
determination attitude optimistic
Determination, with an optimistic attitude is the key to success.
yesterday remember sometimes
Not only can I not recall my experiences in my previous lives, sometimes I can't even remember what I did yesterday.
children play looks
Look at children... If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.
scare nothing-to-lose loses
Do something that scares you every day. You have nothing to lose but fear itself.
mind trying wake-up
As soon as I wake up I pay homage to the Buddha, and I try to prepare my mind to be more altruistic, more compassionate, during the day to come so I can be of benefit to beings. Then I do physical exersice - I walk on a treadmill.
compassion imagination meditation
What acts as a far more effective circumstance for generating compassion and what, in fact, rouses us from our comfortable meditation seat is actually seeing or hearing others - encountering others directly, not just conceptually in our imagination.
kindness selfishness problem
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.
mind events determined
Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.
appreciate principles needs
As human beings we are all the same. We have this marvelous intelligence, which sometimes creates problems for us, but when influenced by warm-heartedness can be very constructive. In this context we need to appreciate the value of having moral principles.
community initiative individual
For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual.
ethical-principles want ethics
I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.