Quotations/Meeting the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is an enigmatic person. 
I had the pleasure of encountering him in my trip to Dharamshala in 2011, where the current exiled Tibetan Government resides in India. Guarded by fierce looking, machine-gun trotting, moustached and pot-bellied Indian soldiers, the largely Tibetan crowds kneeled and bowed in respect as he walked past them. 
He passed by me, only a few meters away. I could see his ?smiling? face and somehow I felt a wash of calm all over me. Amazing ?charisma?.

I've watched some documentaries about him, and attended a religious ceremony presided by him. Also met and chatted with locals who shared their experiences with him.

Quotations and Words of Wisdom by the Dalai Lama.

*Unverified source*

Changing our World View

• "People exist to be loved; objects exist to be used. The world is in chaos because these things are the other way round"
• "Arrogance can never be justified. It is the result of either low self-esteem or temporary and superficial achievements."
• "The purpose of life is to be happy."
• "By maintaining a positive attitude towards life at all times, you can be content even in the most unfavourable circumstances."
• "Our enemies provide us with excellent opportunities to practice patience, perseverance and compassion."

What we can do - Actionables

• "Be kind whenever you can — which is all the time."
• "When someone feels that everything in their life is going wrong, it means that something wonderful is about to occur."
• "If you can help, you should do so. If you can’t, at the very least don’t do any harm."
• "I don’t celebrate birthdays. For me, they’re no different from any other day. In one sense, every day is a day of birth. "
• "Every day, you wake up in the morning, everything is fresh and new, and your only goal for the new day is for it to teach you something important."

On religion

• "The idea of compassion is not related to religion. It is a universal concept; its existence is the sole condition for the survival of the human race."
• "I believe that the only true religion consists in having a good heart."
• "Well-being comes through action, not through prayer."
• "Each of us bears responsibility for all of humanity. This is the basis of my simple religion. We have no need of temples or complicated philosophy. Our mind and our heart are our temples; our philosophy is our kindness."

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