Quotes by Dalai Lama

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

“Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isnt anyone who doesnt appreciate kindness and compassion.”

“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…”

“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.”

“If you dont love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.”

“There are no mundane things outside of Buddhism, and there is no Buddhism outside of mundane things”

“In Buddhism we have relative truth and absolute truth.”

“The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.”

“The main difference between us, Buddhism and other philosophies, is that we do not accept the notion of a living god, but rather that we are responsible for our future happiness.”

“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”

“If you have no feelings about worldly things, they are all Buddhism; if you have feelings about Buddhism, it is a worldly thing”

“There is nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an oyster”

“For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, its okay to remain a radical atheist, its absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart -- then no problem.”

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you cant help them, at least dont hurt them.”

“Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human being ... The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. Thats the way.”

“With realization of ones own potential and self-confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world.”

“Spend some time alone every day.”

“One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness”

“My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness. Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and”

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”