Dalai Lama Quotes

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Love is the absence of judgment.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Silence is sometimes the best answer

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery… we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

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….

A new way of thinking has become the necessary condition for responsible living and acting. If we maintain obsolete values and beliefs, a fragmented consciousness and self-centered spirit, we will continue to hold onto outdated goals and behaviors.

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

The best relationship is one in which your love for each-other exceeds you need for each-other.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counterforces, like love and compassion.