“All things originate in the mind. Actions and events depend heavily on motivation. Appreciation of humanity, compassion and love are key points. If we develop a good heart, whether our field is science, agriculture or politics, since motivation is so crucial, they’ll all improve.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
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Unruly mind
“A source of trouble is our unruly minds. We can counter that by developing a warm heart. We need to effect an inner transformation, to understand that love and affection are a real source of joy.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Positive states of mind
“All the positive states of mind such as love, compassion, insight and so on, have the quality that you can enhance their capacity and increase their potential to a limitless degree, if you regularly practice them through training and by developing constant familiarity with them.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Desire for Peace!
“I feel optimistic about the future because humanity seems to be growing more mature; scientists are paying more attention to our inner values, to the study of mind and the emotions. There is a clear desire for peace and concern for the environment.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Pay attention to the Inner Values
“The source of a happy life is within us. Troublemakers in many parts of the world are often quite well-educated, so it is not just education that we need. What we need is to pay attention to inner values.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Need of women in leadership roles
“Women have been shown to be more sensitive to others’ suffering, whereas, warriors celebrated for killing their opponents are almost always men. We need to see more women in leadership roles and more closely involved in education about compassion.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
May peace prevails
“Peace is not just the mere absence of violence or disturbance. It’s when there is a possibility of conflict, but you deliberately avoid violence and adopt methods to solve the problem through peaceful means. That is real peace.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Restrain from wrong-doing
“If you restrain from wrong-doing, people will see you as a friend and you’ll be happy. When people are powerful and wealthy, but dishonest, people don’t like them, even if they don’t show it to their faces. If you do good, you’ll have friends and when you’re gone you’ll be missed.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Inner Peace
“Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Bringing positive change!
“Ideas may travel from the top down, but the movements that put them into effect have to work from the bottom up. I am encouraged to see young people trying to bring about positive change. Confident because their efforts are based on truth and reason—therefore they will succeed.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama