Tenzin Gyatso Quotes on Love

8 quotes

  1. If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue

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

  3. 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.

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  4. As we enter the final decade of this century I am optimistic that the ancient values that have sustained mankind are today reaffirming themselves to prepare us for a kinder, happier twenty-first century. I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend, that together we succeed in building a better world through human understanding and love, and that in doing so we may reduce the pain and suffering of all sentient beings.

  5. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

  6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

  7. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

  8. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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