100 Dalai Lama Quotes That Will Change Your Life

1. “Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come

back and reasons to stay.” – Dalai Lama
2. “Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes,
we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can
do is use the present well.” – Dalai Lama
3. “An open heart is an open mind.” – Dalai Lama
4. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until
we make peace with ourselves” – Dalai Lama
5. “The goal is not to be better than the other man, but
your previous self.” – Dalai Lama
6. “An eye for an eye….we are all blind” – Dalai Lama
7. “A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries.
Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise
man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.” –
Dalai Lama
8. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be
utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful
experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real
disaster.” ― Dalai Lama
9. “Remember that the best relationship is one in which
your love for each other exceeds your need for each
other.” ― Dalai Lama
10. “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 towards 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
11. “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of
appreciation.” – The Dalai Lama
12. “Silence is sometimes the best answer” ― Dalai
Lama
13. “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger
and hatred.” – Dalai Lama
14. “In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only
weapon we possess.” – Dalai Lama
15. “Know the rules well, so you can break them
effectively.” ― Dalai Lama
16. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.” ― Dalai
Lama
17. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” ― Dalai
Lama
18. “To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is
indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is
realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What
we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and
never give up.” – Dalai Lama
19. “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
20. “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that
you can do something about it, then there is no need to
worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in
worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
― Dalai Lama
21. “The ultimate source of happiness is not money and
power, but warm-heartedness” – Dalai Lama
22. “This is my simple religion. No need for temples.
No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind,
your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple
kindness.” ― Dalai Lama
23. “Judge your success by what you had to give up in
order to get it.” ― Dalai Lama
24. “It is very rare or almost impossible that an event
can be negative from all points of view.” – Dalai Lama
25th Dalai Lama Quote – “As you breathe in,
cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all
Beings.” – The Dalai Lama
26. “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
27. “The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love
and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and
forgiveness.” ― Dalai Lama
28. “If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies
are your best spiritual teachers because their presence
provides you with the opportunity to enhance and
develop tolerance, patience and understanding.” ―
Dalai Lama
29. “One great question underlies our experience,
whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of
life? . . . From the moment of birth every human being
wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither
social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects
this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire
contentment. . . Therefore, it is important to discover
what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.”
– Dalai Lama
30. “Only the development of compassion and
understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and
happiness we all seek.” ― Dalai Lama
31. “Take into account that great love and great
achievements involve great risk.” ― Dalai Lama
32. “Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but
generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as
much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the
advantage of education over children, but what is the
use of an education if they show a big smile while
hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t
usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with
someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They
can still play with that person the following day.” ―
Dalai Lama
33. “The ultimate authority must always rest with the
individual’s own reason and critical analysis.” – Dalai
Lama
34. “Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human
life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just
visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a
limited time. What greater folly could there be than to
spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with
our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short
time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our
sense of connection with others and being of service to
them.” – Dalai Lama XIV
35. “Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve
immortality.” – Dalai Lama
36. “When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take
immediate steps to correct it.” ― Dalai Lama
37. “Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each
day.” – Dalai Lama
38. “World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace
is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think,
the manifestation of human compassion.” ― Dalai
Lama
39. “All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict
pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own
happiness or satisfaction” ― Dalai Lama
40. “Compassion is not religious business, it is human
business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own
peace and mental stability, it is essential for human
survival.” – Dalai Lama
41. “The purpose of all the major religious traditions is
not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create
temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our
hearts.” ― Dalai Lama
42. “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… Even though our society does not
emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge
and education is to help us understand the importance
of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing
about discipline within our minds. The proper
utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect
changes from within to develop a good heart.” – Dalai
Lama
43. “The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human
beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own
particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the
world.” – Dalai Lama

44. “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes

from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama
45. “A truly compassionate attitude toward others does
not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.”
― Dalai Lama
46. “I don’t know whether the universe, with its
countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper
meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we
humans who live on this earth face the task of making a
happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to
discover what will bring about the greatest degree of
happiness.” – Dalai Lama
47. “The more you are motivated by Love, The more
Fearless & Free your action will be.” ― Dalai Lama
48. “Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling,
“I am of no value”, is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You
are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of
thought – so what are you lacking? If you have
willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually
said that you are your own master.” ― Dalai Lama
49. “Neither a space station nor an enlightened mind
can be realized in a day.” – Dalai Lama
50th Dalai Lama Quote – “Old friends pass away,
new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old
day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing
is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a
meaningful day.” ― Dalai Lama
51. “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
52. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
― Dalai Lama
53. “To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to
conquer thousands in a battle.” – Dalai Lama
54. “A good friend who points out mistakes and
imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if
he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.” ― Dalai
Lama
55. “I will not propose to you that my way is best. The
decision is up to you. If you find some point which may
be suitable to you, then you can carry out experiments
for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can
discard it.” – Dalai Lama
56. “The way to change others’ minds is with affection,
and not anger.” ― Dalai Lama
57. “If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you
should examine whether there is anything you can do
about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if
you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to
worry.” ― Dalai Lama
58. “Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to
you, consider why this is happening to YOU.” – Dalai
Lama XIV
59. “A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an
undisciplined mind leads to suffering.” – The Dalai
Lama
60. “In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best
teacher.” ― Dalai Lama
61. “Because we all share this planet earth, we have to
learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and
with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.”
― Dalai Lama
62. “Anger or hatred is like a fisherman’s hook. It is
very important for us to ensure that we are not caught
by it.” – Dalai Lama
63. “Irrespective of whether we are believers or
agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral
ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.” ―
Dalai Lama
64. “Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit.
Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.” – Dalai
Lama
65. “When we are motivated by compassion and
wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not
just our individual selves or some immediate
convenience. When we are able to recognize and
forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to
constructively solve the problems of the present.” ―
Dalai Lama
66. “I believe the very purpose of our life is to seek
happiness. Whether one believes in religion or not,
whether one believes in that religion or this religion, we
are all seeking something better in life. So, I think, the
very motion of our life is towards happiness. – Dalai
Lama
67. “Compassion is the radicalism of our time.” ―
Dalai Lama
68. “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it
would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― Dalai Lama
69. “Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts;
differences will always be there. Peace means solving
these differences through peaceful means; through
dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane
ways.” ― Dalai Lama
70. “We need to learn how to want what we have NOT
to have what we want in order to get steady and stable
Happiness” – Dalai Lama
71. “Through violence, you may ‘solve’ one problem,
but you sow the seeds for another.” – Dalai Lama
72. “Where ignorance is our master, there is no
possibility of real peace.” – Dalai Lama
73. “Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the
external problems do not affect your deep sense of
peace and tranquility…without this inner peace, no
matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may
still be worried, disturbed, or unhappy because of
circumstances.” ― Dalai Lama
74. “You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful
things; but with compassion, you must do what you can
to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as
well as those who suffer from their actions.” – Dalai
Lama
75th Dalai Lama Quote – “Those who have little
interest in spirituality shouldn’t think that human
inner values don’t apply to you. The inner peace of
an alert and calm mind are the source of real
happiness and good health. Our human intelligence
tells us which of our emotions are positive and
helpful and which are damaging and to be
restrained or avoided.” – Dalai Lama
76. “Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace
of mind” – Dalai Lama
77. “There is only one important point you must keep in
your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what
people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this
truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live
your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we
can only face alone. No one can help us, not even the
Buddha. So consider carefully, what prevents you from
living the way you want to live your life?” ― Dalai
Lama
78. “Compassion naturally creates a positive
atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and
content.” – Dalai Lama XIV
79. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you
want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” ― Dalai Lama
80. “If you think you are too small to make a difference,
try sleeping with a mosquito.” ― Dalai Lama
81. “Love is the absence of judgment.” ― Dalai Lama
82. “It is under the greatest adversity that there exists
the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself
and others.” ― Dalai Lama
83. “I defeat my enemies when I make them my
friends.” ― Dalai Lama
84. “Our ancient experience confirms at every point that
everything is linked together, everything is
inseparable.” ― Dalai Lama
85. “What surprises me most is “Man”, because he
sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he
sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he
is so anxious about the future that he doesn’t enjoy the
present; The result being he doesn’t live in the present
or the future; He lives as if he’s never going to die, and
then he dies having never really lived.” – Dalai Lama
86. “Love and Compassion are the true religions to me.
But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any
religion.” ― Dalai Lama
87. “Someone else’s action should not determine your
response.” – Dalai Lama
88. “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.” ― Dalai Lama
89. “Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others
automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove
whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us
the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It
is the principal source of success in life. Since we are
not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all
our hopes for happiness on external development alone.
The key is to develop inner peace.” – Dalai Lama
90. “I believe compassion to be one of the few things
we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term
happiness to our lives. I’m not talking about the short-
term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or
gambling (though I’m not knocking them), but
something that will bring true and lasting happiness.
The kind that sticks.” ― Dalai Lama
91. “My religion is very simple. My religion is
kindness.” ― Dalai Lama
92. “As people alive today, we must consider future
generations: a clean environment is a human right like
any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility
toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as
healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.” – Dalai
Lama
93. “We begin from the recognition that all beings
cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then
becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise
to pursue only one’s own happiness oblivious to the
feelings and aspirations of all others who surround us as
members of the same human family. The wiser course
is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.”
– Dalai Lama
94. “The topic of compassion is not at all religious
business; it is important to know it is human business, it
is a question of human survival.” – Dalai Lama
95. “Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate,
religious or non-believing, man or woman, black, white,
or brown, we are all the same. Physically, emotionally,
and mentally, we are all equal. We all share basic needs
for food, shelter, safety, and love. We all aspire to
happiness and we all shun suffering. 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
96. “If you want others to be happy, practice
compassion. If you want to be happy, practice
compassion.” ― Dalai Lama
97. “Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by
saying something, and sometimes one creates as
significant an impression by remaining silent.” – Dalai
Lama
98. “Although you may not always be able to avoid
difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which
you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the
situation.” – Dalai Lama
99. “We can live without religion and meditation, but
we cannot survive without human affection.” ― Dalai
Lama
100th Dalai Lama Quote “When we feel love and
kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel
loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop
inner happiness and peace.” – Dalai Lama

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17 COMMENTS

1. Krista Romano frye Jul 6, 2017 at 1:17 pm

I love
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2. Aarti May 24, 2017 at 8:07 am

Thanks for sharing … basically I follow and I love
Dalai lama, really what am looking i got with your
wonderful collection of quotes .. Thank you once
again
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3. Harsh Tiwari Apr 19, 2017 at 3:21 pm

“To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to
conquer thousands in a battle.” – Dalai Lama
Great quote according to me.
 Thanks for putting it together. Such a value add
post of all the search results that I found on google.
Thank You!
Harsh Tiwari
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4. Mulondo Thomas Jan 31, 2017 at 7:57 pm

Dalailama quotes are very informative in our life,if
most leader in the world read his quote ,there
should be no confrotation amongs country.
Let us encourage each other to read his quotes may
be the leaders would change their ignorant to the
grassroots people.inn
Thank
Mulondo Thomas
from Tshivhungululu village in RSA
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5. Emeka gini Jan 31, 2017 at 8:39 am

“This is my simple
religion. There is no need for temples; no need
for complicated philosophy. Our
own heart is our temple; the philosophy is
 kindness.” – The XIV Dalai Lama. This is my
favorite quote. All the quotes are amazing though.
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6. Wendy. nadler Nov 21, 2016 at 12:59 pm

“Someone else’s action should not determine your
response” is amazing to me…what a gift to have all
of one hundred quotes at my fingertips. …Dalai
Lama is helping me to be me be my free self.
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7. Cyn Oct 29, 2016 at 8:39 am

I love you all!
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8. Victoria Oct 20, 2016 at 6:40 pm

“Love one another, but if you can’t do that, try not
to harm them.” I used to have this quote on my not
defunct MySpace page. I’m not sure if I’ve quoted
it correctly and can’t find the quote anywhere.
Thank you for posting this. Namaste
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9. Josephine Gesuale Oct 18, 2016 at 5:06 pm
Thank you so much for this — it truly lifted my
spirits and I will bookmark it for daily reference.
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10. Sara Erb Sep 18, 2016 at 5:29 am

Thank you this article is amazing — wonderful
compilation of quotes… I’ve been having a
horrible tragic week and read them yesterday and
keep reading them, this is the first day I feel so
much better by applying compassion and his
holiness is right– immediate happiness but gotta
keep it up! Thanks sweety!
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11. Nadim Aug 14, 2016 at 7:44 am

Love is the absence of judgment.
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12. Olubajo O. Julius Jun 20, 2016 at 1:46 pm

“What surprises me most is “Man”, because he
sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then
he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And
 then he is so anxious about the future that he
doesn’t enjoy the present; The result being he
doesn’t live in the present or the future; He lives as
if he’s never going to die, and then he dies having
never really lived.” – Dalai Lama
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13. Trisha Ramos May 19, 2016 at 7:57 pm

This is a good, straight-forward list of Dalai Lama
quotes.
It proves that Tenzin Gyatso is indeed enlightened.
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14. akash May 2, 2016 at 11:47 am

Thanks for sharing Joel Brown … basically i
follow and i love Dalai lama, really what am
looking i got with your wonderful collection of
quotes, video .. Thank you once again
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15. abinand Nov 16, 2015 at 3:18 pm

Nice!
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 16. Louise Rane Nov 7, 2015 at 9:14 am
I love The Dalai Lama, my favorite Dalai Lama
quote would have to be: “This is my simple
religion. There is no need for temples; no need for
complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own
heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” –
The XIV Dalai Lama
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o Joel Brown Nov 7, 2015 at 9:16 am

Thank you for sharing that Louise. That is
most definitely an awesome quote by The
Dalai Lama 🙂
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