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Quotes by Tibetan Authors
"Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about."
"Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground."
"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."
"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come."
"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."
"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."
"All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives."
"By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See: the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top."
"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent."
"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."
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
"The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis."
"Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity."
"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world."
"If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it."
"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day."
"Sleep is the best meditation."
"I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion."
"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."
"Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness."
"World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion."
"As a Buddhist, I see no distinction between religious practice and daily life. Religious practice is a twenty-four hour occupation."
"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them."
"Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy."
"War is massacre. It is 100 per cent negative."
"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."
"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."
"The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences."
"The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart."
"Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it."
"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."
"We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences."
"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."
"CIf you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy."
"Compassion is the radicalism of our time."
"Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance."
"Can there be a completely different set of laws of physics in a different universe, or do the laws of physics as we understand them hold true in all possible universes? If the answer is that a different set of laws can operate in a different universe system, this would suggest (from a Buddhist perspective) that even the laws of physics are entangled with the karma of the sentient beings that will arise in that universe."
"All the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness through others. All the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. Is there need for lengthy explanation?"
"Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality."
"On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a transcendent being, as an eternal, unchanging principle such as soul, or as a fundamental substratum of reality. ... In the Buddhist investigation of reality, at least in principle, empirical evidence should triumph over scriptural authority, no matter how deeply venerated a scripture may be. ~ 14th Dalai Lama in his talk to the Society for Neuroscience in 2005 in Washington."
"The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival."
"If we lose our human values by having everything mechanied, then machines will dictate our lives."
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