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
powerful long environmental
There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.
emotional compassion hygiene
Compassion suits our physical condition, whereas anger, fear and distrust are harmful to our well-being. Therefore, just as we learn the importance of physical hygiene to physical health, to ensure healthy minds, we need to learn some kind of emotional hygiene.
concern-for-others peaceful mind
Although we are all the same in not wanting problems and wanting a peaceful life, we tend to create a lot of problems for ourselves. Encountering those problems, anger develops and overwhelms our mind, which leads to violence. A good way to counter this and to work for a more peaceful world is to develop concern for others. Then our anger, jealousy and other destructive emotions will naturally weaken and diminish.
ideas creating justice
While people are often content to criticize and blame others for what goes wrong, surely we should at least attempt to put forward constructive ideas. One thing is for certain: given human beings' love of truth, justice, peace, and freedom, creating a better, more compassionate world is a genuine possibility. The potential is there.
helping welfare related
Not only is your own happiness and welfare related to others, but the more you help them, the happier you will be.
real compassion expression
We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.
compassion hatred mind
Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it.
thinking mind important
The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world.
travel vacation years
Once a year go someplace you've never been.
mind taming way
Happiness comes through taming the mind; without taming the mind there is no way to be happy
compassion suffering important
When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help.
concern-for-others genuine-concern giving
The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others.
home compassion practice
Unfortunately, love and compassion have been omitted from too many spheres of social interaction for too long. Usually confined to family and home, their practice in public life is considered impractical, even naive. This is tragic.
satisfaction humans human-happiness
Human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself.