‘This is quite clear and simple if we think of it properly. Shelter, food, companionship, friendship, fame, wealth, power — none of these things come from oneself; they depend on many other factors.’
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Compassion, love, kindness.
‘Compassion, love, kindness, a sense of brotherhood or sisterhood, a sense of altruism — these are key areas for human development in the future as well as today.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves.
‘Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves is far more useful than seeing a 1,000 in someone else. We can correct our own.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — You need self-confidence and determination.
‘You need self-confidence and determination; feeling depressed and losing hope will never help to improve any situation.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Buddhism does not assert that there is anyone who.
‘Buddhism does not assert that there is anyone who from the beginning is free from faults and possesses all good qualities.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Remember that calmness and compassion.
‘Remember that calmness and compassion are an important part of living a fruitful, positive human life.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — Kindness and the good heart.
‘Kindness and the good heart are important at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.’
Dalai Lama
Morning meditation — In order to recognise the essential nature.
‘In order to recognise the essential nature of the mind, we have to peel off different layers and clear away obscurations.’
Dalai Lama
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