14th Dalai Lama

People should never sit alone for too long when they’re crying.

14th Dalai Lama

People think of animals as if they were vegetables, and that is not right. We have to change the way people think about animals. I encourage the Tibetan people and all people to move toward a vegetarian diet that doesn’t cause suffering.

14th Dalai Lama

Perhaps our teachings seem less religious and more technical, like psychology, so they are easier for secular people to use.

14th Dalai Lama

Reincarnation is not an exclusively Hindu or Buddhist concept, but it is part of the history of human origin. It is proof of the mindstream’s capacity to retain knowledge of physical and mental activities. It is related to the theory of interdependent origination and to the law of cause and effect.

14th Dalai Lama

Religion does not mean just precepts, a temple, monastery, or other external signs, for these as well as hearing and thinking are subsidiary factors in taming the mind.

14th Dalai Lama

So long as people give priority to material values, then injustice, inequity, intolerance, and greed – all the outward manifestations of neglect of our inner values – will persist.

14th Dalai Lama

So, anyway, I think that cultivating positive mental states like kindness and compassion definitely leads to better psychological health and happiness.

14th Dalai Lama

Some consider me as a living Buddha. That’s nonsense. That’s silly. That’s wrong. If they consider me a simple Buddhist monk, however, that’s probably okay.

14th Dalai Lama

The Buddha gave equal opportunities to women. But we, even as followers of Buddha, neglected that.

14th Dalai Lama

There are so many things I could say about you but none of them can describe you fully. You are the beauty I was waiting for. The love of my life of whom I dreamed day and night.

14th Dalai Lama