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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I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.

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I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

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

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

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Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

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I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

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I feel exhausted if I teach too long.

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

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I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!

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I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

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One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China's Communists.

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In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.

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I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.

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The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.

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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.

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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.

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We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

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Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

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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.

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Author Bio

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