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"69 Dalai Lama Quotes & Sayings

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Born: July 6, 1935 | Leader |

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

Ready Own Action Happiness
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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.

Hope Disaster Tragedy Strength
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Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

Life Human Heart Benefit
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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Religion Kindness Simple Very
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

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

Relationship Love Best Exceeds
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Compassion Happy Practice You
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Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

Better Choose Optimistic Feels
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The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

Religion Love Patience Tolerance
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When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

Realize Mistake Correct Steps
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I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.

I defeat My enemies Make them Friends
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To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

Conquer oneself Greater victory Thousands A battle
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Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace

The behavior Others Destroy Your inner
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The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

The goal Be better Other man Previous self
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True change is within; leave the outside as it is.
True change Is within Leave The outside
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No matter how educated or wealthy you are, if you don’t have peace of mind, you won’t be happy.

No matter How educated Wealthy You are
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Real change in the world will only come from a change of heart.

Real change The world Only come A change
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Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while compassion is a sure sign of strength.

Anger Hatred Are signs Weakness
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As individuals we can influence our own families. Our families can influence our communities and our communities can influence our nations.
As individuals Can influence Own families Our communities
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The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The root All goodness The soil Appreciation
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The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.

Are motivated By love More fearless Free
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The planet does not need more successful people.The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

The planet Successful people Desperately needs More peacemakers
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Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
One small Positive thought The morning Can change
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To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.

Be aware Single shortcoming Oneself More useful
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Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give.

More important Warmth affection We receive We give
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As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings.

Breathe in Cherish yourself Breathe out All beings
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A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

Disciplined mind Leads to Happiness Undisciplined
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The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warmheartedness.

Ultimate source Happiness Money Power
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It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.

Not enough Be compassionate Must act
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Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Happiness Ready made It comes Own actions
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

Prime purpose This life Help others Hurt them
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Don’t ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Ever mistake My silence For ignorance My calmness
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Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.

Open Your arms Change Let go
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I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us.

I believe Ultimate source Blessing Within us
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Spend some time alone every day.
Spend Some time Alone Every day
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An open heart is an open mind.

Open heart Open mind
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Optimism leads to success; pessimism leads to defeat.

Optimism leads Success Pessimism Defeat
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In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

Carry Positive action Must develop Vision
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Proper utilization of time is so important. While we have this body, and especially this amazing human brain, I think every minute is something precious.

Proper utilization Time So important Human brain
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It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

Greatest adversity There exists Potential Doing good
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In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

Become prosperous Initially work Very hard Sacrifice
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The quality of what we do depends on our motivation, which is why we have to learn how to cultivate a compassionate mind.

The quality We do Depends Our motivation
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We all have the power of thought – so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything.

The power Thought Have willpower Change anything
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Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
Great love Great achievements Involve Risk
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If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

You think Too small Make A difference
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Anger or hatred is like a fisherman’s hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Anger Hatred Fisherman's hook Very important
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Instead of looking to blame others and the world around us, we should first look within ourselves.

Looking Blame others The world Around us
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The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

Challenge today Convince people Te value Truth
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Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.

Development Compassion Understanding For others
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Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.
Time passes Unhindered Make mistakes Cannot turn
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