Dalai Lama quotes about love, compassion, life and happiness

The Dalai Lama was the highest spiritual rank in 17th century Tibet until the 20th century. Buddhists in Tibet consider the Dalai Lama to be one of the multiple reincarnations of Avalokiteśvara.
The Dalai Lama is considered one of the wisest and most profound people, who constantly gives us advice about life, emphasizing the most important values: love, humility, self-confidence, modesty, etc.
So here are the most popular Dalai Lama quotes that are worth reading and whose teachings can guide you in the choices you make.

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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others, and if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” Dalai Lama
“Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them, we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances, they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.” Dalai Lama

“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” Dalai Lama
“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts toward others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” Dalai Lama
“True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.” Dalai Lama
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” Dalai Lama

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“Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces.” Dalai Lama
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” Dalai Lama
“If you take a more self-centered attitude, then more anxiety, more stress. That is what automatically creates hypocrite way, saying something nice, doing something different. That destroys trust from others.” Dalai Lama
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” Dalai Lama
“The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.” Dalai Lama

Here is my favorite book on spiritual self-help written by Daila Lama:

The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living

The Art of Happiness is the book that started the genre of happiness books, and it remains the cornerstone of the field of positive psychology.
 In this book, he explores many facets of everyday life, including relationships, loss, and the pursuit of wealth, to illustrate how to ride through life’s obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peace.


“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.” Dalai Lama
“One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious… is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.” Dalai Lama
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” Dalai Lama
“To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.” Dalai Lama
“Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same….Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones. We all experience pain when we suffer loss and joy when we achieve what we seek. On this fundamental level, religion, ethnicity, culture, and language make no difference.” Dalai Lama

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“If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, and full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, and unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail.” Dalai Lama
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. Today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” Dalai Lama
“Pain can change you, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.” Dalai Lama
“You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, and good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity.” Dalai Lama
“When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. … blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed… So actual blessing is received when the mind’s virtuous attributes gain strength and its defective characteristics weaken or deteriorate.” Dalai Lama
“I always consider that the shape of the future is in our hands. The past is past and can’t be changed, but the future has not yet arrived. Young people have the opportunity and responsibility to shape it by creating a better world.” Dalai Lama

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“You have achieved your goal, and now you are ready to begin another chapter. Now you really start real life. Real life may be more complicated. It is bound to face some unhappy things and hindrances and obstacles, complications. So it is important to have determination and optimism and patience.” Dalai Lama
“Silence is sometimes the best answer.” Dalai Lama
“Happiness is not something readymade it comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama
“The more you are motivated by love, The more fearless & free your action will be.” Dalai Lama
“Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.” Dalai Lama
“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.” Dalai Lama
“Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.” Dalai Lama
“As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings.” Dalai Lama
“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.” Dalai Lama

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