Dalai Lama Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.”

“Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.”

“World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.”

“It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.”

“I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.”

“My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.”

“Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.”

“My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.”

“If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.”

“China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.”