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.

Source: Dalai Lama, As quoted in “Tibet’s Living Buddha” by Pico Iyer, page: 32.

Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer alone.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

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If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements. And finally, there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.

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

Source: The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990); Chapter “Kindness and Compassion” page 52.

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

Source: The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990), “Kindness and Compassion” page: 52.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Source: As quoted in Tibet, a Guide to the Land of Fascination (1988) by Trilok Chandra Majupuria and Indra Majupuria.