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
change attitude believe
I believe each human being has the potential to change, to transform one’s own attitude, no matter how difficult the situation.
inspirational meaningful unhappy
Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.
inspirational understanding mind
Historically, the East was more concerned with understanding the mind and the West was more involved in understanding matter.
inspirational humanity suffering
We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity.
inspirational nuclear source-of-happiness
The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness
inspirational heart mind
An open heart is an open mind.
karma wisdom buddhist
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
kindness yoga religion
My religion is kindness.
inspirational eye blind
An eye for an eye....we are all blind
inspirational spiritual teacher
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion, they lack the eye of wisdom to see the path leading to nirvana and enlightenment, and they lack the necessary guidance of a spiritual teacher. Moment by moment they are indulging in negative actions, which will eventually bring about their downfall.
inspirational ignorance darkness
Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance
spiritual past capitalist-economy
We may now have reached a point where this gap in our make-up has become unsustainable; partly because what in the past would have counted as material plenty has become the norm for the majority in much of the world; and partly because the slow retreat of religion that coincided with the spread of a capitalist economy has left a gaping hole in millions of people's lives. (Geoff Mulgan)
inspirational mistake trying
Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.
inspirational thinking importance
What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to.