Quotes by Dalai Lama

About Dalai Lama:

The Dalai Lama is a monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.
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Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.

Dalai Lama

We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.

Dalai Lama

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Dalai Lama

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

Dalai Lama

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

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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.

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

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

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

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

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I am just one human being.

Dalai Lama

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

Dalai Lama

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

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I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.

Dalai Lama

I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

Dalai Lama

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

Dalai Lama

Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

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I have no trouble sleeping.

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Author Bio

  • NameDalai Lama
  • Descriptionhead monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
  • AwardsFour Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal