Dalai Lama Quotes

The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

If you really want to create peace on the earth, create peace in your heart, in your being. That is the right place to begin with... and then spread and radiate peace and love.

Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you don't really want to smile at at all. Do it for peace.

Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

Whenever you share love with others, you'll notice the peace that comes to you and to them.

The key point is kindness. With kindness one will have inner peace. Through inner peace, world peace can one day be a reality.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.

Let us not use bombs and guns to overcome the world. Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile-smile five times a day at someone you don't really want to smile at at all-do it for peace. So let us radiate peace...and extinguish in the world and in the hearts of all men all hatred and love for power.

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.

At the end of the day, I just want the world to live in peace and harmony.

I just wish there were a little more peace in the world.

Individual peace is the unit of world peace.

The world is a projection of our collective consciousness. If our collective consciousness reaches that place of peace, harmony, laughter and love, it will be a different world.

If a lot of people love each other, the world would be a better place to live.

A moment's truth can and shall make the world beautiful. A moment's peace can and shall save the world. A moment's love can and shall make the world perfect.

Peace is the result of love, and if love were easy we'd all be good at it.

It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.

Give me love, give me peace on earth, give me light, give me life

My mission is to help promote peace by helping others to find inner peace. If I can find it, you can too. Peace is an idea whose time has come.