| Inspirational Quotes Page 2 (By the Dalai Lama) |
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| The 14th Dalai Lama |
| My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness. Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, colour and creed. Deep down there is no difference. - Dalai Lama |
| Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. - Dalai Lama |
| Whether we are rick or poor, educated or uneducated, whatever our nationality, colour, social status, or idealogy may be, the purpose of our lives is to be happy. - The Dalai Lama |
| I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life. - The Dalai Lama |
| 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. - The Dalai Lama |
| True spirituality is a mental attitude that you can practise at any time - Dalai Lama |
| If you have a particular faith or religion that is good. But you can survive without it. If you have love, compassion and tolerance. The clear proof of a person's love of God is if that person show love to fellow human beings. - Dalai Lama |
| "We are visitor's on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the most. During that period, we must do something good, something useful, with our lives. If you contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life." - Quoted by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the XIV Dalai Lama. |
| The Dalai Lama's Favourite Prayer "For as long as space endures And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I, too, abide To dispel the misery of the world." |
| The 14th or 'current' Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso is believed by millions to be the 74th manifestation of Avalokitesvara, the enlightened Buddha of Compassion, or Kuan Yin. The title of Dalai Lama means 'ocean of wisdom'. He is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. Tenzin Gyatso was born July 6th, 1935. In 1959 he was foced to flee his homeland of Tibetafter the invasion of the Chinese Army. The Dalai Lama fled to India and has lived there ever since. Since his first visit to the west in the early 1970's his reputation as a scholar and a man of peace has grown so that he is known world wide. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and has imparted a message of universal responsibility for love, compassion and kindness. |
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