Dalai Lama

Tibet
Born on 6 Jul 1935
Spiritual Leader

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Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
True change is within; leave the outside as it is.

How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life
Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through human ways.
A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
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.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.
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