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
teacher enemy tyranny
The enemy is a very good teacher.
compassion best-effort done
If you make your best effort to be kinder, nurture compassion, make the world a better place, then you can say 'At least I've done my best.
thinking people needs
Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.
happiness thinking inner-peace
If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.
buddhist each-day want
Spend 5 minutes at the beginning of each day remembering we all want the same things (to be happy and be loved) and we are all connected to one another.
self-esteem ocean quality
Limitless like the ocean are your excellent qualities.
helping-others compassion support
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
kindness believe practice
My earnest request is that you practice love and kindness whether you believe in a religion or not
appreciation kindness mean
In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.
peace community share
When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighboring communities.
compassion two mind
It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of your own mind, that is, in terms of calming and eventually dispelling anger. This is action out of compassion. The other is more social, more public. When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefitting others, one needs to be engaged, involved.
race may different
We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family
happiness wisdom compassion
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
meditation mind delight
...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.