DISCOVER THE BEST BRAINY QUOTES OF
DALAÏ-LAMA...

WHEN YOU DOUBT YOURSELF, WHEN YOU DON’T TRUST YOURSELF, THINK OF THE FANTASTIC POTENTIAL OF BEING A HUMAN BEING THAT IS YOURS AND THAT ONLY NEEDS TO GROW. THEN YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO DISCOVER THIS TREASURE THAT RESIDES WITHIN YOU.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

OUR NATURAL TENDENCY OFTEN LEADS US TO BLAME OTHERS, OR EXTERNAL FACTORS, FOR OUR PROBLEMS. WE ALSO FREQUENTLY LOOK FOR A SINGLE CAUSE AND TRY TO AVOID LIABILITY.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

I SPEAK TO YOU AS A HUMAN BEING AND ASK YOU TO NEVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE HUMAN, BEFORE YOU ARE AMERICANS, WESTERNERS, AFRICANS, MEMBERS OF THIS OR THAT RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUP. THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE SECONDARY. DON’T LET THEM TAKE OVER. (MAKE THE REVOLUTION!)

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

AS FREE HUMAN BEINGS, WE CAN USE OUR UNIQUE INTELLIGENCE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES AND OUR WORLD. BUT IF WE ARE PREVENTED FROM USING OUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL, WE ARE DEPRIVED OF ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN BEING.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

BE GOOD, THINK POSITIVELY, FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE DONE US WRONG, TREAT EVERYONE AS A FRIEND, HELP THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND NEVER TAKE THEMSELVES FOR SUPERIOR TO OTHERS: EVEN IF THESE TIPS SEEM TOO SIMPLE, TAKE THE TROUBLE TO SEE IF THEIR APPLICATION MAKES YOU HAPPIER.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

NOWADAYS, WE ONLY FEED ON INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE, THROUGH THE MEDIA, ESPECIALLY TELEVISION. THEY BECOME OUR ONLY REFERENCES, OUR ONLY SOURCES OF INFORMATION. THIS EXCESSIVE DEPENDENCE MAKES US UNABLE TO STAND ON OUR OWN FEET, TO RELY ON OUR OWN QUALITIES, AND WE DO NOT TRUST OUR TRUE NATURE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

TODAY’S PROBLEMS AND RIVALRIES MUST BE RESOLVED THROUGH DIALOGUE, THERE IS NO OTHER SOLUTION. THE OVERWHELMING VICTORY OF ONLY ONE SIDE IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. WE MUST WORK TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN A SPIRIT OF CONCILIATION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EVERYONE’S INTERESTS. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT VIOLENCE HAS RUN ITS COURSE. ONLY NON

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

BY OVERCOMING YOUR OWN PROBLEMS AND CARING FOR OTHERS, YOU GAIN INNER STRENGTH, SELF

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

MUCH OF OUR SUFFERING COMES FROM HAVING TOO MANY THOUGHTS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO NOT THINK IN A HEALTHY WAY. WE ONLY PAY INTEREST TO OUR IMMEDIATE SATISFACTION, WITHOUT MEASURING THE LONG

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

UNHAPPINESS SEIZES EACH OF US BECAUSE WE SEE OURSELVES AS THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MISERABLE CONVICTION THAT WE ARE ALONE IN SUFFERING THE UNBEARABLE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

OUR ONLY REAL POWER IS TO HELP OTHERS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IT IS VITAL TO LEAVE A LARGE PLACE FOR CHANGE IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. THESE TRANSITIONS ARE PIVOTAL TIMES, WHEN TRUE LOVE MATURES AND FLOURISHES.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

POLITENESS IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A GIFT TO ONESELF.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

YOU CAN DEVELOP A RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARDS OTHERS FROM KINDNESS, LOVE, RESPECT AND ON THE BASIS OF A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITY OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE FEELING OF BEING HAPPY OR UNHAPPY RARELY DEPENDS ON OUR STATE IN THE ABSOLUTE, BUT ON OUR PERCEPTION OF THE SITUATION, ON OUR ABILITY TO BE SATISFIED WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THANK YOUR ENEMIES, THEY ARE YOUR GREATEST MASTERS. THEY TEACH YOU TO FACE SUFFERING AND DEVELOP PATIENCE, TOLERANCE, COMPASSION, WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

HUMAN BEINGS THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE, TO THE POINT OF FORGETTING THE PRESENT, SO THAT THEY DO NOT LIVE IN THE PRESENT OR IN THE FUTURE. FINALLY, HE LIVES AS IF HE WOULD NEVER DIE AND HE DIES AS IF HE HAD NEVER LIVED.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

RATHER THAN SPEAK ILL OF PEOPLE, IN TERMS THAT WILL PRODUCE FRICTION AND UNREST IN THEIR LIVES, WE SHOULD FOCUS ON A PURER PERCEPTION OF THEM, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THEM, TALK ABOUT THEIR QUALITIES.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE HUMAN BEING IS KINDNESS. THERE ARE OTHER QUALITIES THAT COME FROM EDUCATION, FROM KNOWLEDGE, BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL, IF WE WANT TO BECOME A TRUE HUMAN BEING AND GIVE MEANING TO OUR EXISTENCE, TO HAVE A GOOD HEART.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IF YOU ARE NOT OPEN TO CHANGE, THEN YOU WILL BE UNHAPPY.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

WITH THE REALIZATION OF ONE’S POTENTIAL AND CONFIDENCE IN ONE’S ABILITIES, A BETTER WORLD CAN BE BUILT.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

SILENCE LEADS TO RELAXED CONTEMPLATION IN WHICH EMOTIONS HAVE LESS INFLUENCE AND WHERE LOGIC CAN TAKE OVER.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PURE AND SINCERE MOTIVATION, EVERYTHING ELSE FOLLOWS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IN OUR DAILY LIVES, TOLERANCE AND PATIENCE HAVE GREAT ADVANTAGES: ALLOWING US TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN OUR PRESENCE OF MIND.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

AT THE TIME OF DEATH, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FAREWELL GIFT IS PEACE OF MIND.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

HUMAN HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT THE USE OF VIOLENCE HAS ALWAYS LED TO NEW VIOLENCE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THOUSANDS OF MEN CAN BE CONQUERED IN BATTLE, BUT THE ONE WHO CONQUERS HIMSELF ALONE IS THE NOBLEST OF CONQUERORS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

LET US RECOGNIZE THE INVALUABLE NATURE OF EACH DAY.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

FEELING AFFECTION NOT ONLY STRENGTHENS OUR BODY, BUT ALSO OUR EMOTIONAL BALANCE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

A BUDDHIST MEDITATION TECHNIQUE CAN BE USED WITHOUT BECOMING BUDDHIST: THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT IT IS EFFECTIVE FOR YOU.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

OPEN YOUR ARMS TO CHANGE, BUT DON’T LET YOUR VALUES SLIP AWAY.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

NO NEED FOR TEMPLES, NO NEED FOR COMPLICATED PHILOSOPHIES. OUR BRAIN AND HEART ARE OUR TEMPLES.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF IN THE OTHER PERSON’S SHOES. GIVE UP A TIME TO YOUR OPINIONS, YOUR JUDGMENTS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IT. MANY CONFLICTS CAN THUS BE AVOIDED.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO DO YOUR BEST.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

ONCE A YEAR, GO SOMEWHERE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIFE MUST BE POSITIVE. WE WERE NOT BORN WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CAUSING TROUBLE, OF HARMING OTHERS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

ERRORS ARE NEUTRAL; WE CAN DO WITH THEM WHAT WE WANT. DEPENDING ON HOW WE PERCEIVE THEM, THEY WILL OVERWHELM US OR GUIDE US TO SUCCESS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE HEALING LIES IN EACH OF US

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

BEING DEPRESSED IS AN EXTREME STATE: WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REMEDY IT.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

OUR MAIN REASON FOR LIVING IS TO HELP OTHERS. AND IF WE CAN’T HELP THEM, AT LEAST DON’T HURT THEM.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH YOUR ACTIONS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, SO TO SPARE YOURSELF REGRET AND ANXIETY, LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH HONOR FROM NOW ON.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

SILENCE IS SOMETIMES THE BEST ANSWER.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

ANY ACT IS A CAUSE INEVITABLY FOLLOWED BY AN EFFECT OF THE SAME NATURE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE MISFORTUNE ALWAYS COMES FROM FEELING TRAPPED INSIDE YOUR OWN SKIN, YOUR OWN BRAIN.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IT IS IN HIS HEART THAT WE MUST BUILD PEACE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

ALL OUR ACTIONS HAVE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES DEPENDING ON THEIR NATURE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE ONLY REAL MISTAKES ARE THE ONES WE MAKE REPEATEDLY. THE OTHERS ARE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

GOOD MOTIVATION LEADS TO GOOD ACTION.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE AND NO MATTER WHAT PRISON YOU ARE IN, YOU HAVE THE KEYS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A TOTAL CONVICTION IN ONE’S OWN SPIRITUAL PATH, COMBINED WITH A PERFECT RESPECT FOR OTHER TRUTHS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

WE ALL BELONG TO THE GREAT HUMAN FAMILY.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IT IS ONLY BY FINDING PEACE IN ONESELF THAT ONE CAN LIVE IN PEACE WITH OTHERS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

YOU SHOULD STOP ALL NEGATIVE ACTIVITIES AND FOCUS EFFORTS ON ACCUMULATING HEALTHY ACTIONS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

LIFE ITSELF IS AN ETERNAL RESTART.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMEONE, DON’T LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY, BUT LOOK AT WHAT THEY DO.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

IT IS IN THE GREATEST ADVERSITY THAT LIES THE GREATEST CAPACITY TO DO GOOD, BOTH FOR ONESELF AND FOR OTHERS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

DON’T LET A SMALL ARGUMENT BREAK A GREAT FRIENDSHIP.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

TRUE SPIRITUALITY IS A MENTAL ATTITUDE THAT CAN BE PRACTICED AT ANY TIME!

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE FIRE OF HATRED IS EXTINGUISHED ONLY BY LOVE; AND IF THE FIRE OF HATRED IS NOT EXTINGUISHED, IT IS BECAUSE LOVE IS NOT YET STRONG ENOUGH.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

DYING IS LIKE CHANGING A WORN

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

TO OVERCOME LAZINESS, THERE ARE FOUR ANTIDOTES: FAITH, INTENTION, EFFORT AND FLEXIBILITY.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

RESOLVING A CONFLICT BY REASON RATHER THAN BY FORCE GIVES THE FEELING OF DOING THE RIGHT THING AND PROVIDES DEEP SATISFACTION.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

TO ENJOY A HAPPY AND FULFILLED LIFE, THE KEY IS THE STATE OF MIND.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT MONEY, BUT THAT’S NO REASON TO GIVE IT FIRST PLACE.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

I REMAIN FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT HUMAN NATURE IS ESSENTIALLY GOOD AND COMPASSIONATE. THIS IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OF THE HUMAN BEING.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

JUDGE YOUR SUCCESSES BY WHAT YOU HAD TO SACRIFICE TO GET THEM

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS TO PUT INTO PRACTICE WHAT YOU BELIEVE WITH SINCERITY AND SERIOUSNESS.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA

BY ADOPTING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE, WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR INNER PEACE, EVEN IN HOSTILE CIRCUMSTANCES.

TENZIN DALAÏ-LAMA