Dalai Lama on compassion
Dalai Lama96 quotes“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
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If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama It simply depends on the attitudes, the perspectives, and the reactions we bring to situations and to our relationships with other people.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Pain is inevitable,suffering is optional.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Seek to be an oasis of caring and concern as you live your life.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Compassion is the radicalism of our time.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
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