Top 500 Dalai Lama Xiv Quotes (2025 Update)

The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.

— Dalai Lama XIV

May I examine my mind in all actions and as soon as a negative state occurs, since it endangers myself and others, may I firmly face and avert it.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

— Dalai Lama XIV

A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace.

— Dalai Lama XIV

I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Like the lotus which thrives in mud, the potential for realization grows in the rich soil of everyday life.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

— Dalai Lama XIV

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Peace is not just the mere absence of violence or disturbance. It’s when there is a possibility of conflict, but you deliberately avoid violence and adopt methods to solve the problem through peaceful means. That is real peace.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Real

All sentient beings have the seed of the Buddha within them.

— Dalai Lama XIV

As far as ignorance is concerned, not just Buddhism, every religion recognizes it as the source of suffering.

— Dalai Lama XIV

So the first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to us and how positive emotions are helpful.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Firsts

I think in many ways narrow minded-attitudes lead to extreme thinking.

— Dalai Lama XIV

There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Happiness can be achieved through training the mind.

— Dalai Lama XIV

I learn as much from a turtle as from a religious text.

— Dalai Lama XIV

Soul is at home in the deep, shaded valleys. Heavy torpid flowers saturated with black grow there. The rivers flow like warm syrup. They empty into huge oceans of soul.

— Dalai Lama XIV

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