Dalai Lama Positive Quotes

#1. A positive future cannot emerge from the mind of anger of despair

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#2. There are going to be frustrations in life. The question is not: How do I escape? It is: How can I use this as something positive?

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#3. So, anyway, I think that cultivating positive mental states like kindness and compassion definitely leads to better psychological health and happiness.

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#4. Initially, the positive emotions derived from cultivating our higher natures may be weak, but we can enhance them through constant familiarity, making our experiences of happiness and inner contentment far more powerful than a life abandoned to purely impulsive emotions.

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#5. Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path.

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#6. The consequences of karma are definite: Negative actions always bring about suffering, and positive actions always bring happiness. If you do good, you will have happiness; if you do bad, you yourself suffer.

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#7. If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace.

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#8. See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.

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#9. The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope.

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#10. Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human being. The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. That's the way.

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#11. If you practice in accord with your individual capacity, little by little you will find more pleasure and joy in it. As you gain inner strength, your positive actions will gain in profundity and scope.

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#12. In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

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#13. Kindness is essential to mental peace. As you will see in the pages ahead, the central method for achieving a happier life is to train your mind in a daily practice that weakens negative attitudes and strengthens positive ones.

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#14. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The

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#15. Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

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#16. The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.

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#17. Life can be pleasant or miserable. To lead a fruitful life, and to make it positive, practice analytical meditation.

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#18. There are various positive side effects of enhancing one's feeling of compassion. One of them is that the greater the force of your compassion, the greater your resilience in confronting hardships and your ability to transform them into more positive conditions.

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#19. Use your human intelligence in the best way you can; transform your emotions in a positive way.

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#20. Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content.

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#21. Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.

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#22. At a personal level, as a Buddhist practitioner, I deliberately visualize and think about death in my daily practice. Death is not separated from our lives. Due to my research and thoughts about death, I have some guarantee and some conviction that it will be a positive experience.

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#23. Every human action, whether it has become positive or negative, must depend on motivation.

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#24. Positive and negative actions are determined by one's own motivation. If the motivation is good, all actions become positive; if the motivation is wrong, all actions become negative.

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#25. A positive state of mind is not merely good for you, it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact, literally changing the world.

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#26. 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.

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#27. Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others, they will have a positive influence in their community.

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#28. I think, that in the twenty-second century, there will be more female reincarnations at female institutions. Then there'll be competition between male lama institutions and female lama institutions. It'll be a positive sort of competition.

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#29. We have to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us.

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#30. If the mind is tranquil and occupied with positive thoughts, the body will not easily fall prey to disease

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#31. Blessings don't come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.

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#32. This generation has a responsibility to reshape the world. Start the task even if it will not be fulfilled in your lifetime. Even if it seems hopeless now, never give up. Offer a positive vision, with enthusiasm and joy, and an optimistic outlook.

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