Spend five minutes at the beginning of each day remembering we all want the same things (to be happy and be loved) and we are all connected to one another. – HH The Dalai Lama
Suffering and Confusion
If the love within your mind is lost, if you continue to see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education you have, no matter how much material progress is made, only suffering and confusion Read more
No More Successful People Needed
The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds. – HH The Dalai Lama
A Non-violent Way of Life
By implementing the practice of love and compassion, we will naturally live a non-violent way of life. Helping others and not harming them is the work of non-violence. – HH The Dalai Lama
Love, Compassion and Forgiveness
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness. The important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. – HH The Dalai Lama
Love and Compassion are Necessities
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – HH The Dalai Lama
Moisten Your Mind with Love
When you have moistened your mind with love, you can begin to meditate on compassion. – HH The Dalai Lama
One Human Being to Another
When I speak about love and compassion, I don’t do so as a Buddhist, or a Tibetan, or as the Dalai Lama, but as one human being to another. – HH The Dalai Lama
Love and Sympathy for Others
To have true friends and be loved by them, we must in turn feel love and sympathy for others. – HH The Dalai Lama
All The Virtues
Compassion and love are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. – HH The Dalai Lama
Developing Love and Compassion
Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever. – HH The Dalai Lama
Compassion and Love
Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. – HH The Dalai Lama
Developing Confidence and Courage
As we develop more love for others, we’ll have more confidence in ourselves; the more courage we have, the more relaxed and serene we’ll be. – HH The Dalai Lama
An Attitude of Love and Affection
To promote the idea of nonviolence, we must above all encourage people to foster in themselves an attitude of love and affection for others. – HH The Dalai Lama
A Sustained Effort to Cultivate Love and Compassion
It is not enough simply to wish that love and compassion should increase in us, we need to make a sustained effort to cultivate them. – HH The Dalai Lama
Genuine Love of Ourselves
Genuine love should first be directed at oneself – if we do not love ourselves, how can we love others? – HH The Dalai Lama
The Very Foundation of our Existence
Because our own human existence is so dependent on the help of others our need for love lies at the very foundation of our existence. – HH The Dalai Lama
Bring Happiness
It is clear that feelings of love, affection, closeness and compassion bring happiness. – HH The Dalai Lama
The Major Religious Traditions
All the major religious traditions carry the message of love, compassion and forgiveness. – HH The Dalai Lama
Highest Level of Inner Calm
According to my own experience, the highest level of inner calm comes from the development of love and compassion. – HH The Dalai Lama
