Author of quotes: The Dalai Lama. Page 1

All our actions sooner or later affect the rest of the world.

If we think only of ourselves, and consider other people as enemies, then we will encounter absurd difficulties that we ourselves have created.

Life at best lasts about a hundred years. This is very small compared to geological periods of time. If we spend this short period of time causing grief to someone, then our life will be meaningless.

Before marriage, we worry because we have not yet found a life partner. After marriage, we do not become happier. The man wonders if his wife is still listening to him, while the woman is trying to figure out if she is still attractive to her husband. A complicated thing is marital relations.

Some people don't think about the harm they cause to others. In their opinion, the main thing is to get out of the situation unscathed. And this difficulty stems from a lack of awareness. The more often we make others suffer, the more reasons we accumulate for our own future suffering. Moreover, when we harm society, we end up doubly harming ourselves.

It is best to use language only when necessary. In vain to talk a lot is like letting the garden completely overgrown with weeds. Shouldn't we reduce the number of weeds?

Each person has his own nature, his own inclinations. What suits one may not suit another.

We should learn to forgive ourselves. Say something like this: “I made a mistake in the past, but it won't happen again. I'm human, so I'm capable of correcting mistakes."

The real indicator of compassion is not abstract reasoning, but real actions in our daily life.

It takes positive effort and time for positive change to happen.

The great teachers of the past taught their teachings for the benefit of mankind. They did not seek to gain a benefit for themselves, nor to create more trouble and unrest in the world. By their personal example, they advocated contentment, tolerance, and unselfish service to others.

If your mind is refined and cultivated, all actions become positive; and, on the contrary, if your mind is unenhanced and constantly under the influence of desire and hatred, you will accumulate negative karma, although your actions may appear to be positive.

In our materialistic society, people think that if they have money and power, then they have many friends. But such friends are not friends of a person, but of his money and power. When a person loses his wealth and influence, such friends are immediately blown away by the wind.

The more we care about the happiness of others, the more harmonious our sense of our own well-being becomes.