Dalai Lama

This article describes the Dalai Lama lineage. For information on the present Dalai Lama see Tenzin Gyatso. For the song see Dalai Lama (song).

7 Quotes

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

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
— Dalai Lama

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
— Dalai Lama

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

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
— Dalai Lama

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
— Dalai Lama

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
— Dalai Lama