Dalai Lama

True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.

I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.

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.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

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.

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.

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.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

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.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Love is the absence of judgment.

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone.

Too much of a self-centered attitude creates mistrust and suspicion in others, which can in turn lead to fear. But if you have more of an open mind, and you cultivate a sense of concern for others' well-being, then, no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep your inner peace.

If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.

World peace must develop from inner peace.

Gratitude is something you show in relation to others.

Today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live.

Prayer alone will not make a happy life. A happy life must be built. You must act.

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

Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking others’ interests into account.