Quotes by Dalai Lama

The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Computers make me totally blank out.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so thats very important for good health.

Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for others well-being, is source of 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.

Even when a person has all of lifes comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But even those people who have no interest about religion, okay, its not religion, but you can train through education.

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.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, thats important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

Religion, any religion, no matter what sort of wonderful religion, never be universal. So now education is universal, so we have to sort of find ways and means through education system, from kindergarten up to university level, to make awareness these good things, the values, inner values.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.

Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.