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How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life QUOTES

How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life QUOTES

21 " Of course, I fail sometimes. Sometimes I get irritated. Occasionally I use a harsh word, but when I do, immediately I feel “Oh, this is wrong. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

22 " By helping one another, with concern and respect, we can solve many problems easily. Harmony cannot thrive in a climate of mistrust, cheating, bullying and mean-spirited competition. Success through intimidation and violence is temporary at best; its trifling gains only create new problems. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

23 " For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice tolerance, and without tolerance you cannot build a sound basis of compassion. So in order to practice compassion, you should have an enemy. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

24 " Shantideva’s prayer: As long as the sky exists And as long as there are sentient beings, May I remain to help Relieve them of all their pain. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

25 " If you are calm, even your enemy cannot disturb you. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

26 " At the beginning of our life is birth, during which we suffer, and at the end of our life is death, during which we also suffer. Between these two come aging and illness. No matter how wealthy you are or how physically fit you are, you have to suffer through these circumstances. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

27 " Analyze. Think, think, think. When you do, you will recognize that our ordinary way of life is almost meaningless. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

28 " Eating, working, and making money are meaningless in themselves. However, even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives. P "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

29 " On those occasions when you feel most hopeless, you must make a powerful effort. We are so accustomed to faulty states of mind that it is difficult to change with just a little practice. Just a drop of something sweet cannot change a taste that is powerfully bitter. We must persist in the face of failure. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

30 " Anger is not necessary. It has no value. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

31 " My earnest request is that you practice love and kindness whether you believe in a religion or not. Through this practice you will come to realize the value of compassion and kindness for your own peace of mind. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

32 " In order to achieve peace, tranquility, and real friendship, we must minimize anger and cultivate kindness and a warm heart. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

33 " Under no circumstances should you lose hope. Hopelessness is a real cause of failure. Remember, you can overcome any problem. Be calm, even when the external environment is confused or complicated; it will have little effect if your mind is at peace. On the other hand, if your mind gives way to anger, then even when the world is peaceful and comfortable, peace of mind will elude you. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

34 " They do not exist in their own right, but only have an existence dependent upon many factors, including a consciousness that conceptualizes them. Once they exist but do not exist on their own, they necessarily exist in dependence upon conceptualization. However, when phenomena appear to us, they do not at all appear as if they exist this way. Rather, they seem to be established in their own right, from the object’s side, without depending upon a conceptualizing consciousness. When "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

35 " The only way to achieve lasting peace is through mutual trust, respect, love, and kindness. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

36 " The stated good intentions of the various religions are not sufficient; we must implement them in daily life in society. Then we can know the real value of their teachings. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

37 " After identifying the scope of suffering, we need to discover its sources, which are twofold: afflictive, or counterproductive, emotions, and contaminated karmas. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

38 " Lust and hatred give rise to the other counterproductive emotions and thereby create a whole lot of trouble in this world. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

39 " The purpose of making money is the happiness of humankind, not the other way round. Humans are not for money, money is for humans. We need enough to live, so money is necessary, but we also need to realize that if there is too much attachment to wealth, it does not help at all. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life

40 " The root of lust and hatred is ignorance of the true nature of all living beings as well as ignorance of the nature of inanimate things. "

― Dalai Lama XIV , How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life