We have to remember that each and every one of us is part of humanity. We must be determined to achieve positive change, but also to take a long view of what needs to be done. What is important Read more
Act with Compassion
You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions. – HH The Dalai Lama
Sustain a Calm Mind
Within Buddhist practice there are various methods of trying to sustain a calm mind when some disturbing event happens. Through repeated practice of these methods we can get to the point where some disturbance may occur but the negative Read more
A Good Motivation
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. Read more
Lead a Good Life
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You Read more
Kindness and Compassion
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. – HH The Dalai Lama
No Possibility of Real Peace
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. – HH The Dalai Lama
When You Practice Contentment
When you are discontented, 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.’ – HH The Dalai Lama
Inner Happiness and Peace
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. – HH The Dalai Lama
This Blue Planet
When this blue planet is viewed from space, there are no national boundaries to be seen. – HH The Dalai Lama
Action Out of Compassion
When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion. – HH The Dalai Lama
The Seed of Cyclic Existence
When selflessness is seen in objects, the seed of cyclic existence is destroyed. – HH The Dalai Lama
Our Connections
What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we’re connected to. – HH The Dalai Lama
Never Give Up
We should use our unique human intelligence to solve challenges we face, and never give up or tell ourselves there’s no hope. – HH The Dalai Lama
Slaves of Delusion
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion, they lack the eye of wisdom to see the path leading to nirvana and Read more
Steady and Stable Happiness
We need to learn how to want what we have, NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness. – HH The Dalai Lama
The Suffering of Humanity
We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. – HH The Dalai Lama
A Spirit of Friendship
We discover that all human beings are just like us, so we are able to relate to them more easily. That generates a spirit of friendship in which there is less need to hide what we feel or what Read more
Members of the Same Human Family
We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one’s own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others Read more
The True Meaning of Life
We are but visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contribute to Read more
