Dalai Lama Needs Quotations

Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs.

Concern yourselves more with the needs of others, with the needs of all humanity, and you'll have peace of mind.

We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.

If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use.

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.

Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.

Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.

When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product.

If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.

Our life depends on others so much that at the root of our existence is a fundamental need for love. That is why it is good to cultivate an authentic sense of responsibility and concern for the welfare of others.

We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.

We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.

We need cooperation based on trust and self-confidence to create an open, compassionate, harmonious society.

In today's highly interdependent world, individuals and nations can no longer resolve many of their problems by themselves. We need one another. It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members, and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance.

We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection.

Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn't happen overnight.

I am convinced that human nature is basically affectionate and good. If our behavior follows our kind and loving nature, immense benefits will result, not only for ourselves, but also for the society to which we belong. I generally refer to this sort of love and affection as a universal religion. Everyone needs it, believers as much as non-believers. This attitude constitutes the very basis of morality.

There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions.

By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them.

So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?

As human beings we are all the same. We have this marvelous intelligence, which sometimes creates problems for us, but when influenced by warm-heartedness can be very constructive. In this context we need to appreciate the value of having moral principles.

We need to find secular ways to cultivate warm-heartedness. We need secular ways to educate ourselves about inner values. The source of a happy life is within us. Trouble makers in many parts of the world are often quite well educated, so it is not just education that we need. We need to pay attention to inner values.

The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.

To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.

I'm sure all of us agree that we need to overcome violence, but we first need to examine whether it has any value. From a strictly practical perspective, on certain occasions violence appears to be useful. We can solve a problem quickly by force. But this success is often at the expense of the rights and welfare of others. Although one problem has been solved, the seed of another has been planted.

Different religions meet the needs of different people

Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.

Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

We discover that all human beings are just like us, so we are able to relate to them more easily. That generates a spirit of friendship in which there is less need to hide what we feel or what we are doing.

If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others.