Top 500 Dalai Lama XIV Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.”

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152. “Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.”

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153. “Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all.”

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154. “The nature of our motivation determines the character of our work.”

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155. “It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.”

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156. “Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind.”

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157. “If we wish to ensure everyone’s peace and happiness we need to cultivate a healthy respect for the diversity of our peoples and cultures, founded on an understanding of this fundamental sameness of all human beings.”

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158. “Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.”

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159. “You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are never going to die, and then die having never really lived.”

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160. “Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society.”

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161. “Peace is the Only Way for the survival of Humanity.”

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162. “If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change.”

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163. “Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.”

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164. “Under no circumstances should you lose hope.”

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165. “The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life.”

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166. “Values are related to our emotions, just as we practice physical hygiene to preserve our physical health, we need to observe emotional hygiene to preserve a healthy mind and attitudes.”

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167. “I believe the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in that religion or this religion, we are all seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness...”

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168. “When our mind is calm, we’re better able to find peace of mind and live a joyful life.”

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169. “Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.”

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170. “Pain can change you, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.”

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

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172. “If you want to change the world, first try to improve and bring about change within yourself. That will help change your family. From there it just gets bigger and bigger. Everything we do has some effect, some impact.”

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173. “If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.”

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174. “Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life.”

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175. “The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.”

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176. “The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.”

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177. “The purpose of our lives is to be happy. We live in hope, which means looking forward to something good. And there are increasing scientific findings that both our physical and mental well-being depend on our peace of mind.”

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178. “We are the creators of our own happiness and suffering, for everything originates in the mind.”

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179. “We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness.”

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180. “Love is wanting others to be happy.”

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181. “Kindness is the key to peace and harmony in family life.”

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182. “The enemy is a very good teacher.”

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183. “I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.”

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184. “Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.”

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185. “The universe is a single atom: the convergence of science and spirituality.”

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186. “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”

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187. “One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others.”

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188. “Without freedom, creativity cannot flourish. The right to freedom is crucial to progress in any society; and the context is having a sense of global responsibility.”

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189. “The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.”

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190. “Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.”

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191. “The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.”

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192. “When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.’”

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193. “Don’t use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already.”

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194. “To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.”

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195. “You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing.”

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196. “Mental happiness is more important than physical comfort. Physical comfort comes from the material. But material facilities cannot provide you with peace of mind.”

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197. “I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.”

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198. “Be gentle with the earth.”

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199. “When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”

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200. “If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.”

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