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Happiness
Happiness can be achieved through training
the mind.
The fact that there is always a positive
side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness.
The Tao of Happiness
Beliefs
and Values
The need of the day is a warm heart and
some sense of humanity.
My religion is very
simple. My religion is kindness.
Unlike science, the religious tradition
teaches the concept of forgiveness, tolerance and compassion. Scientists
cannot help you change your emotion, only religion can.
Knowledge,
Learning
I learn as much from a turtle as from a
religious text.
You might consider things like old age and
death as negative, unwanted, and simply try to forget about them. But
eventually those things will come anyway.
The Wheel of Life in Buddhism
Relationships
The need for simple human-to-human
relationships is becoming increasingly urgent ... Today the world is
smaller and more interdependent. One nation's problems can no longer be
solved by itself completely. Thus, without a sense of universal
responsibility, our very survival becomes threatened. Basically,
universal responsibility is feeling for other people's suffering just as
we feel our own. It is the realization that even our enemy is entirely
motivated by the quest for happiness. We must recognize that all beings
want the same thing that we want. This is the way to achieve a true
understanding, unfettered by artificial consideration.
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About Dalai Lama
Source: Les Prix Nobel, 1989
 His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) is
the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
He was born in a small village called Takster
in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized
at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the
reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lamas are
the manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who chose to
reincarnate to serve the people. Dalai Lama means Ocean of Wisdom. Tibetans
normally refer to His Holiness as
Yeshin Norbu, the Wish-fulfilling Gem, or simply, Kundun,
meaning The Presence.
Dalai Lama has resided in exile in Dharamsala,
India, since 1959. His tireless efforts on behalf of world peace and human
rights have brought him international recognition, including the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1989.
Dalai Lama began his education at the age of
six and completed the Geshe Lharampa Degree (Doctorate of Buddhist
Philosophy) when he was 25. Unlike his predecessors, His Holiness has met
and talked with many Westerners and has visited the United States, Canada,
Western Europe, the United Kingdom, Russia, Mongolia, Greece, Japan,
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Nepal, Costa Rica, Mexico, the
Vatican, China and Australia. He has met with religious leaders from all
these countries. Since his first visit to the West in the early 1970s,
His
Holiness' reputation as a scholar and man of peace has grown steadily. In
recent years, a number of western universities and institutions have
conferred Peace Awards and honorary Doctorate Degrees upon His Holiness in
recognition of his distinguished writings in Buddhist philosophy and of his
distinguished leadership in the service of freedom and peace.
During his travels abroad, His Holiness has
spoken strongly for better understanding and respect among the different
faiths of the world. Towards this end, His Holiness has made numerous
appearances in interfaith services, imparting the message of universal
responsibility, love, compassion and kindness. "
Howard C. Cutler about Dalai Lama1
"When I initially conceived of this book1,
I envisioned a conventional self-help format in which the Dalai Lama would
present a clear and simple solutions to all life's problems. By the end of
our series of meetings I had given up on that idea. I found that his
approach encompassed a much broader and more complex paradigm, incorporating
all the nuance, richness, and complexity that life has to offer."
Gradually, however, I began to hear the single
note he constantly sounded. It is one of hope. His hope is based on
the belief that while attaining genuine and lasting happiness is not easy,
it nevertheless can be done.
Underlying all the Dalai Lama's methods there
is a set of basic beliefs that act as a substrate for all his actions: a
belief in the fundamental gentleness and goodness of all human beings, a
belief in the value of compassion, a belief in a policy of kindness, and a
sense of commonality among all living creatures."1
Dalai Lama About
The Value of Leading a Balanced Life
Balance is a key
element of a
happy life. Dalai Lama teaches,
'A
balanced and skillful approach to life, taking care to avoid extremes,
becomes a very important factor in conducting one's everyday existence...
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Happiness
Dalai Lama believes
that
happiness can be achieved through compassion and training the mind.
From his
perspective there is an inextricable link between one's own personal
happiness and kindness and caring and compassion towards others...
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