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
believe heart religion
I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart.
inspirational philosophical world-religions
Despite all philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings.
love-is world-religions essentials
Forming a new world religion is difficult and not particularly desirable. However, in that love is essential to all religions, one could speak of the universal religion of love.
kindness yoga religion
My religion is kindness.
religious religion important
I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being.
change finding home people religion resources rush spiritual value
I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.
inspirational buddhism religion
If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims.
believe believes happiness life motion purpose religion seek seeking towards whether
I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness
anxiety facts wealthy
In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.
I am confident that the next century will be better than this one.
tolerance important virtue
Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas .
people chinese violence
I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.
spiritual people fields
Spiritually, yes, now many people knows Tibetans in spiritual field are very, very advanced but in material field is very, very backward.
buddhist order enemy
If the situation was such that there was only one learned lama or genuine practitioner alive, a person whose death would cause the whole of Tibet to lose all hope of keeping its Buddhist way of life, then it is conceivable that in order to protect that one person it might be justified for one or 10 enemies to be eliminated if there was no other way.