Quotes from Dalai Lama

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

Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first.

God exists or God does not exist. Leave it for us. Your task is to learn how to live peacefully.

So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the well-being of others.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Your education tends to develop the brain while it neglects the heart, so you have a longing for teachings that develop and strengthen the good heart.

Be a good human being, a warmhearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief.

In my childhood, I had a religious assistant who always told me, if you can really laugh with full abandonment, it's very good for your health.

If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good.

The past is past, and the future is yet to come. That means the future is in your hands - the future entirely depends on the present. That realization gives you a great responsibility.

Each of us has the potential to contribute... You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world.

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

Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.

The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.

Compassion should be unbiased and based on the recognition that others have the right to happiness, just like you.

Happiness can be achieved through training the mind.

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