Best 80 Dalai Lama Life-Changing Quotes and Sayings

The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the important monks of the Gelug school. It is the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism.

The religious name of our Dalai Lama XIV is Tenzin Gyatso shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso. The 14th Dalai Lama was born on 6 July 1935 in Taktser, Amdo, Tibet.

The Dalai Lamas are committed to sharing positive values such as forgiveness, tolerance, self-discipline, compassion, and contentment.

The Dalai Lama XIV is a spiritual leader like no other and highlighting the importance of happiness and world peace every minute of the day.

The Dalai Lama quotes and sayings are spread throughout the world are taken seriously by many who wish to live a positive, valuable and fulfilled life.

We at DigiDaddy World love the Dalai Lama quotes and sayings to the world so we decided to share their top and best 80 Dalai Lama quotes and sayings for you to get inspired and for you to share with anyone else you believe will love his message.

Here is the collection of Dalai Lama XIV life-changing quotes

Best 80 Dalai Lama Quotes and Sayings That Will Change Your Life

1. "The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self." - Dalai Lama

2. "Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama

3. "We need to learn to want what we have, not to have what we want, in order to get stable and steady happiness." - Dalai Lama

4. "It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others." - Dalai Lama

5. "Compassion is the radicalism of our time." - Dalai Lama

6. "To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle." - Dalai Lama

7. "People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." - Dalai Lama

8. "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama

9. "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." - Dalai Lama

10. "Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay." - Dalai Lama

11. "It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view." - Dalai Lama

12. "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama

13. "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." - Dalai Lama

14. "Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent." - Dalai Lama

15. "The world doesn't belong to leaders. The world belongs to all humanity." - Dalai Lama

16. "A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering." - Dalai Lama

17. "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck." - Dalai Lama

18. "The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be." - Dalai Lama

19. "Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day." - Dalai Lama

20. "Choose to be optimistic, it feels better." - Dalai Lama

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21. "I consider hatred to be the ultimate enemy." - Dalai Lama

22. "The ultimate source of my mental happiness is my peace of mind. Nothing can destroy this except my own anger. " - Dalai Lama

23. "Dissatisfaction is the seed of anger. " - Dalai Lama

24. "Only an enemy gives us the opportunity to practice patience." - Dalai Lama

25. "My attitude towards other people is to always look at them from the human level. " - Dalai Lama

26. "Humans have the potential not only to create happy lives for themselves but also to help other beings. " - Dalai Lama

27. "There are always extremes, but the middle way is the proper way." - Dalai Lama

28. "Contentment is the key. " - Dalai Lama

29. "Much depends on our own attitude." - Dalai Lama

30. "Good conduct is the way in which life becomes more meaningful, more constructive and more peaceful." - Dalai Lama

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31. "Illness happens. When illness happens, it is better to accept it. " - Dalai Lama

32. "Death is a part of all our lives." - Dalai Lama

33. "The unfortunate event can be a source of inner strength." - Dalai Lama

34. "Some suffering can be a good lesson for life." - Dalai Lama

35. "Looking at problems from different angles actually lessens the mental burden. " - Dalai Lama

36. "Compassion is the most wonderful and precious thing. " - Dalai Lama

37. "With genuine compassion, you view others as more important than yourself. " - Dalai Lama

38. "Just as you have the instinctive natural desire to be happy and overcome suffering, so do all sentient beings; just as you have the right to fulfill this innate aspiration, so do all sentient beings. So on what exact grounds do you discriminate? " - Dalai Lama

39. "The only option is to live and work together harmoniously and keep in our minds the interest of the whole of humanity. That is the only outlook and way we must adopt for our survival. " - Dalai Lama

40. "A true friendship develops on the basis of human affection, not money or power. " - Dalai Lama

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41. "If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. " - Dalai Lama

42. "The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis." - Dalai Lama

43. "We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection." - Dalai Lama

44. "We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. " - Dalai Lama

45. "If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry. " - Dalai Lama

46. "If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others." - Dalai Lama

47. "Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, "I am of no value", is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought - so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master." - Dalai Lama

48. "We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. That the happiness of one person or nation is the happiness of humanity. " - Dalai Lama

49. "Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another. " - Dalai Lama

50. "As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is, therefore, part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier than we found it." - Dalai Lama

51. "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.) - Dalai Lama

52. "The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world." - Dalai Lama

53. "A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage." - Dalai Lama

54. "In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess. " - Dalai Lama

55. "Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength." - Dalai Lama

56. "Love is the absence of judgment." - Dalai Lama

57. "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others and if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." - Dalai Lama

58. "A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you." - Dalai Lama

59. "The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk. " - Dalai Lama

60. "This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." - Dalai Lama

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61. "When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength." - Dalai Lama

62. "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." - Dalai Lama

63. "The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness." - Dalai Lama

64. "Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content." - Dalai Lama

65. "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive." - Dalai Lama

66. "All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction." - Dalai Lama

67. "Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it." - Dalai Lama

68. "Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values." - Dalai Lama

69. "Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness." - Dalai Lama

70. "If every 8-year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation." - Dalai Lama

71. "In order to satisfy one human stomach, so many lives are taken away. We must promote vegetarianism. It is extremely important." - Dalai Lama

72. "Compassion is not religious business, it is human business; it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability; it is essential for human survival." - Dalai Lama

73. "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama

74. "When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighboring communities." - Dalai Lama

75. "Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures." - Dalai Lama

76. "If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another." - Dalai Lama

77. "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." - Dalai Lama

78. "In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision." - Dalai Lama

79. "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." - Dalai Lama

80. "Sleep is the best meditation." - Dalai Lama

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