I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.Dalai Lama
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.Dalai Lama
Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.Dalai Lama
Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.Dalai Lama
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.Dalai Lama
Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.Dalai Lama
The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.Dalai Lama
