“When you find that all human beings are just like you, it fosters a spirit of friendship. You’ll find there’s less need to hide things, and as a result, feelings of fear, self-doubt, and insecurity are automatically dispelled. What’s more you’ll earn the trust of other people.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Category: Dalai Lama Quote
Compassion
“Reacting to Harm with Compassion – HHDL answers a young woman’s question on how to be compassionate to those who do harm during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, India on July 12, 2019.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Helping each other!
“My dedication is to serve the 7 billion human beings on this planet and the other creatures with whom we share it. If you can, help and serve others, but if you can’t at least don’t harm them; then in the end you will feel no regret.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
We are all social animal!
“It’s useful to reflect not only on how anger, fear and suspicion destroy our peace of mind, but also on how peace of mind gives us the confidence to act honestly and truthfully. We are social animals and we need friends. We make friends on the basis of trust.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
How to live in harmony?
“Young children don’t care about differences of nationality, faith or race. So long as their companions smile, they play together happily. It seems it’s only as we grow up, in the course of education, that focussing on secondary differences between people creates trouble.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Ground for Friendship
“One of the lessons we need to learn is how to cultivate those positive emotions that counter destructive emotions like anger and fear. Compassion, for example, brings self-confidence and the ability to act transparently. It strengthens trust which is the ground for friendship.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
We humans are all same!
“Mentally and emotionally we humans are all the same. We can all feel anger and hatred, but also have the potential to cultivate compassion, forgiveness and tolerance. Since these constructive emotions are supported by reason, we can use our brains to develop and strengthen them.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
How to overcome negative emotions?
“Seeing how negative emotions lead to negative consequences can help us overcome them. Just as we can learn how helpful love and compassion can be, we can come to understand that anger, pride, jealousy and arrogance can be detrimental. We need to use reason and human intelligence.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Achieving Peace in the World
“The more people learn to tackle their afflictive emotions, the more individuals will achieve peace of mind, and the more individuals achieve inner peace, the greater are the prospects for peace in the world.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Warm-heart
“Reports of suffering are upsetting, but it’s a mistake to think we can do nothing about it. Many problems we face are of our own making. Since we are social animals who need friends, the least we can do is smile and respond to others warm-heartedly—that will make a difference.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama