Dalai Lama Quotes

Dalai Lama's collection of the most iconic quotations and thoughts.


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


Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.


This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.


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.


The purpose of our lives is to be happy.


Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.


If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.


There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.


My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.


I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.


About Dalai Lama:
is a monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.

The Dalai Lama is considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning "ocean" and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ (bla-ma) meaning "guru, teacher, mentor". The Tibetan word "lama" corresponds to the better known Sanskrit word "guru".