Dalai Lama first month’s quote for the day

Nov 15, 2012

by Dave

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Dalai Lama quote for the day

These are the positive daily inspirational quotes for the first month by the Dalai Lama.

This is a nice way to start the day by reading the quote for that day, and keeping it in your mind throughout the day.

So if this is the 14th February, you could go to Quote number 14… and so on.

Or you could choose a number between 1 and 31, and go to that quote.

Daily inspiration from the Dalai Lama

1st day of the month

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

2nd day of the month

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them

3rd day of the month

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

4th day of the month

According to Buddhism, compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It’s not passive – it’s not empathy alone – but rather an emphatic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering. Genuine compassion must have both wisdom and loving kindness. That is to say, one must understand the nature of the suffering from which we wish to free others (this is wisdom), and one must experience deep intimacy and empathy with other sentient beings (this is loving kindness).

5th day of the month

Compassion strengthens your outlook, and with that courage you are more relaxed. When your perspective includes the suffering of limitless beings, you own suffering looks comparatively small

6th day of the month

Without love, human society is in a very difficult state; without love, in the future we will face tremendous problems. Love is the center of human life

7th day of the month

The body can gain health, but without peace of mind no happiness is possible, not even under the best possible conditions

8th day of the month

Contentment is key. If you have contentment without material things, you are truly rich. Without it, even if you are a billionaire, you will not have happiness

9th day of the month

We all dream of a kinder, happier world. But if we wish to make it a reality, we have to ensure that compassion inspires all our actions

10th day of the month

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible

11th day of the month

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

12th day of the month

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

13th day of the month

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives

14th day of the month

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

15th day of the month

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come

16th day of the month

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

17th day of the month

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

18th day of the month

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

19th day of the month

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness

20th day of the month

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent

21st day of the month

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher

22nd day of the month

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

23rd day of the month

The purpose of our lives is to be happy

24th day of the month

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them

25th day of the month

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves

26th day of the month

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life

27th day of the month

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it

28th day of the month

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection

29th day of the month

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world

30th day of the month

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace

31st day of the month

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion

Working with one’s mind is the key to transformation

These quotes are a lovely reminder to us that thinking and caring for others is essential to our own peace of mind, and that love is the very centre of our lives.

And although our Yoga and Meditation practices begins the work by first working on ourselves, as time goes by we realize that by working on our more subtle inner energies and inner awareness that we are able to get more in touch with our own true inner nature, and let go of selfishness and open more to love and compassion for all.

We are very fortunate to have such good yoga and meditation teachers here at the centre who guide us through the practices to get more in touch with this love and light through every moment and every action that we take.

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