17 Wisdom Quotes From H.H The Dalai Lama
by Allie White, MBG Editorial Team
17 Wise Quotes To Change The Way You Think
A very happy 80th birthday to the Dalai Lama! The spiritual leader of his people and religion for 65 years (he assumed the role when he was 15), he’s an author, philosopher, Nobel Peace prize winner and prolific speaker. (In this article curated from the MBG site, Allie White shares some deep, simple and abiding wisdom of this spiritual giant of our age. Ed)
To honor his wisdom and years of knowledge, we’ve compiled 17 of his quotes that speak to love, compassion, peace, humanity, humility, violence and the environment. We hope they make your day a little brighter and bring new perspective to your life.
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
“It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.”
“The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.”
The mind is like a parachute. It works best when it’s open.
“I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect. Practice brings the clear realisation of the oneness of all human beings and the importance of others benefiting by your actions.”
“Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer.”
“If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue”
“I call myself a feminist. Isn’t that what you call someone who fights for women’s rights?”
“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them…
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