Quotes from Dalai Lama

Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

With genuine love and compassion, another person's appearance or behavior has no affect on your attitude.

There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion.

Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

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

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

We must not lose our trust in the power of truth. Everything is always changing in the world.

The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.

I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope

Only through the development of mutual respect, and in a spirit of truth, can friendship come about. By these means it is possible to move human minds, but never by force.

Who has magnificent self-confidence And fears nothing that exists? The man who has attained to truth And lives free of error.

For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.

There is soul music, soul food, and soul love.

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival.

Love is a simple practice yet it is very beneficial for the individual who practices it as well as for the community in which he lives, for the nation, and for the whole world

Through training there is knowledge. You can produce compassion, love, forgiveness. you can change yourself.

Forming a new world religion is difficult and not particularly desirable. However, in that love is essential to all religions, one could speak of the universal religion of love.