Top 500 Dalai Lama XIV Quotes (2025 Update)
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201. “Conservation is not merely a question of morality, but a question of our own survival.”

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202. “All beings want to live in peace and happiness, undisturbed. Therefore the concept of human rights is universal.”

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203. “If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out.”

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204. “There is nothing I can’t live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.”

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205. “A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.”

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206. “Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.”

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207. “We all have the potential to be better than we are.”

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208. “As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn’t come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others.”

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209. “There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.”

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210. “If you are showing love to your fellow human beings, you are showing love to your God.”

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211. “Awareness of death is the very bedrock of the entire path. Until you have developed this awareness, all other practices are obstructed.”

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212. “I do not understand men. They spend their lives to use their health to make money and then they spend their money to restore their health.”

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213. “Peace? starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.”

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214. “We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of our families. This is how we can create a more peaceful world.”

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215. “The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not outside. The source of war is not the existence of nuclear weapons or other arms. It is the minds of human beings who decide to push the button and to use those arms out of hatred, anger or greed.”

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216. “Ultimately, the decision to save the environment must come from the human heart. The key point is a call for a genuine sense of universal responsibility that is based on love, compassion and clear awareness.”

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217. “More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.”

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218. “War is out of date, obsolete.”

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219. “I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way.”

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220. “Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.”

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221. “Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.”

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222. “Anger, jealousy, impatience, and hatred are the real troublemakers, with them problems cannot be solved.”

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223. “Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one’s anger, the more so when the provocation is extreme. For it is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.”

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224. “I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.”

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225. “A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness.”

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226. “In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.”

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227. “All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.”

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228. “True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection.”

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229. “The only clear thing is that we humans are the only species with the power to destroy the earth as we know it. The birds have no such power, nor do the insects, nor does any mammal. Yet if we have the capacity to destroy the earth, so, too, do we have the capacity to protect it.”

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230. “If you contribute to other peoples happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. The key point is to have a genuine sense of universal responsibility.”

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231. “If the mind is tranquil and occupied with positive thoughts, the body will not easily fall prey to disease.”

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232. “Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy.”

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233. “When you are warm-hearted, there is no room for anger, jealousy or insecurity.”

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234. “Helping others is not limited to providing food, shelter, and so forth, but includes relieving the basic causes of suffering and providing the basic causes of happiness.”

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235. “Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace.”

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236. “The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.”

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237. “To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.”

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238. “Just as compassion is the wish that all sentient beings be free of suffering, loving-kindness is the wish that all may enjoy happiness.”

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239. “A balanced and skillful approach to life, taking care to avoid extremes, becomes a very important factor in conducting one’s everyday existence.”

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240. “The more we are concerned for the well being of others, the closer we will feel to each other.”

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241. “Since form is emptiness and emptiness is form, then instead of a hand grasping at nothing, it is better to grasp at someone’s nose because this is closer to reality.”

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242. “Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.”

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243. “We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate-right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.”

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244. “Friends, genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human being, as a brother or sister, and shows affection on that level, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, or in a high position; that is a genuine friend.”

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245. “Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU.”

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246. “Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship.”

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247. “Don’t compare me with Jesus. He is a great master, a great master...”

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248. “As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.”

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249. “A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace.”

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250. “If you want change, create the causes.”

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