Quotes from Dalai Lama

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

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

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Compassion and love give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive.

You can develop the right attitude toward others if you have kindness, love and respect for them, and a clear realization of the oneness of all human beings.

Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties; the survival of humanity will be endangered.

The practice of love can be expressed in one sentence: 'Do not harm others.'

Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

Go at least once a year to a place you've never been before.

Spirit is a land of high white peaks and glittering jewel-like lakes and flowers. Life is sparse and sounds travel great distances.

Once a year go someplace you've never been.

We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures.

A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.

We need cooperation based on trust and self-confidence to create an open, compassionate, harmonious society.

Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.

You use force, you create fear. Fear destroys trust. Trust is the basis of harmony. The hardliner believes harmony and unity can be brought by force. That's totally unscientific, totally wrong.

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

My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness.

Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone.