Dalajláma: Citáty anglicky (strana 4)

Dalajláma je 14. dalajláma, tibetský duchovní vůdce. Citáty anglicky.
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“Dr. Rajendra Prasad was a true Bodhisatva. His humility brought tears to my eyes.”

Tenzin Gyatso kniha Freedom in Exile

Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama (1991).

“I am a simple Buddhist monk — no more, no less.”

As quoted in Nobel Prize Winners (1991) by Lisa F. Dewitt.

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

As quoted in A Small Drop of Ink: A Collection of Inspirational and Moving Quotations of the Ages (2003) by Linda Pendleton.

“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.”

As quoted in Especially for Christians: Powerful Thought-provoking Words from the Past (2005) by Mark Alton Rose, p. 19

“If a woman reveals herself as more useful the lama could very well be reincarnated in this form.”

News conference in Italy, as quoted in "Dalai Lama says successor could be a woman" in Telegraph (07 Dec 2007) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1571850/Dalai-Lama-says-successor-could-be-a-woman.html

“We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.”

As quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 49.

“My true religion is Kindness.”

Kindness, Clarity, and Insight (1984)
As quoted in Tibet, a Guide to the Land of Fascination (1988) by Trilok Chandra Majupuria and Indra Majupuria.
Varianta: My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

As quoted in Meditations for Living In Balance: Daily Solutions for People Who Do Too Much (2000) by Anne Wilson Schaef, p. 11.

“Thousands — millions and billions — of animals are killed for food. That is very sad. We human beings can live without meat, especially in our modern world. We have a great variety of vegetables and other supplementary foods, so we have the capacity and the responsibility to save billions of lives. I have seen many individuals and groups promoting animal rights and following a vegetarian diet. This is excellent. Certain killing is purely a "luxury." … But perhaps the saddest is factory farming. The poor animals there really suffer. I once visited a poultry farm in Japan where they keep 200,000 hens for two years just for their eggs. During those two years, they are prisoners. Then after two years, when they are no longer productive, the hens are sold. That is really shocking, really sad. We must support those who are attempting to reduce that kind of unfair treatment. An Indian friend told me that his young daughter has been arguing with him that it is better to serve one cow to ten people than to serve chicken or other small animals, since more lives would be involved. In the Indian tradition, beef is always avoided, but I think there is some logic to her argument. Shrimp, for example, are very small. For one plate, many lives must be sacrificed. To me, this is not at all delicious. I find it really awful, and I think it is better to avoid these things. If your body needs meat, it may be better to eat bigger animals. Eventually you may be able to eliminate the need for meat. I think that our basic nature as human beings is to be vegetarian — making every effort not to harm other living beings. If we apply our intelligence, we can create a sound, nutritional program. It is very dangerous to ignore the suffering of any sentient being.”

Interview in Worlds in Harmony: Dialogues on Compassionate Action, Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1992, pp. 20-21.

“Sectarian feelings and criticism of other teachings or other sects is very bad, poisonous, and should be avoided.”

"A Talk to Western Buddhists" p. 87.
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990)