11/18/2023 0 Comments Kindness dalai lama quotes“I believe the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.”ġ1. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. “Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.”ġ0. ![]() It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one’s own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others who surround us as members of the same human family. “We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”Ĩ. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. “I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction. In fact, whether we are feeling happy or unhappy at any given moment often has very little to do with our absolute conditions but, rather it is a function of how we perceive our situation, how satisfied we are with what we have.”Ħ. “Our moment-to-moment happiness is largely determined by our outlook. ![]() “Once basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, etc), the message is clear: we don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate – right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.”ĥ. “Happiness is determined more by one’s state of mind than by external events.”ģ. ![]() Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.”Ģ. “Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Bonus: Dalai Lama’s Guide to Health and Happiness (video) Happinessġ.
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