Top 146 Quotes & Sayings by Tibetan Authors

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

No one can avoid death; it is inevitable. Therefore, I should create in my mind a kind of willingness and accepting for that event without any fear.

Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.

I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.

To seek advice is easy, easy-approach job. To find the truth by yourself, that is a little difficult, and you have to work hard continuously, and you will find it.

Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.

For the exploitation of human greed, they have devised comparison and competition. Right from childhood on, we are indoctrinated to compare and compete, and there is a word, a phrase: 'free and fair competition.'

I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.

Disagreement is something normal.

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

Lack of understanding of interrelatedness has caused numerous divisions and conflicts that are the cause of many major challenges in the world such as war, violence, terrorism, economic disparity, and exploitation.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.

The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.

My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?

It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.

Computers make me totally blank out.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

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, it's not religion, but you can train through education.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.

Non-violence is the essence of the entire Buddha's teaching, and the practice of non-violence is the entire essence of the practice of Buddha dharma, Buddhist spirituality, in one's life.

I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn't do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence.

Interreligious dialogue is extremely important for religious people as well as secular people or non-believers. They should participate, and they should be encouraged to have interreligious dialogue, because dialogue is a channel or an instrument to promote intimacy between individual.

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.

I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

Because all the thought processes are limited, they are conditioned, and the thought does not touch directly with the reality, the truth; thoughts only grasps at the image of the truth.

Dying peacefully means to avoid any immediate cause for anger, fear, or strong desire.

I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.

You need not search for the compassionate mind from outside. To know yourself, to know your nature, your mind will automatically be the compassionate one.

Bodily discomfort and emotional fear and attachment make the dying uncomfortable and fearful. So, to help those dying people, I think modern medical science has a lot of facilities to reduce pain, or perhaps not to reduce pain, but not to experience pain.

Everyone needs an open mind and an accepting heart. With a combination of these two aspects, you will be able to communicate sensibly.

The line of demarcation between history and legend is too thin to observe while writing; the two overlap each other unconsciously and unknowingly.

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

I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Today, education does not give you the wisdom and the understanding; it only indoctrinates you to believe something. So the mind knows very less but accepts so many things; it may be science, it may be technology, it may be anything.

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

Hope and fear cannot alter the season.

I have no trouble sleeping.

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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.

I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.