True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason...Compassion without attachment is possible. Therefore, we need to clarify the distinctions between compassion and attachment. True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude towards others does not change even if they behave negatively. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the needs of the other...


~The Dalai Lama

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.

~The Dalai Lama

"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."

~Dalai Lama

IGNORANCE
As a Buddhist monk my concern extends to all members of the human family and, indeed, to all sentient beings who suffer. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Oslo, December 1989

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

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received
wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion....
This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need
for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated
philosophy, doctrine or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple.
The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and
dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.
So long as we practice these in our daily lives, then no matter if we are
learned or unlearned, whether we believe in Buddha or God, or follow some
other religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for others and
conduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of responsibility, there is
no doubt we will be happy.


~ Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama ~

General standards of human rights apply to the people of all countries because, regardless of their cultural background, all humans share an inherent yearning for freedom, equality and dignity. Democracy and respect for fundamental human rights are as important to Africans and Asians as they are to Europeans and Americans.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "Harvard International Review," 1995

Adopting an attitude of universal responsibility is essentially a personal matter. The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Here we have the words and teachings of one of the greatest men
alive. Believe in the power of love and compassion, it is powerful
enough to save us all. **sandy**



It is time to fill the world with strong and powerful deeds. It is common knowledge that no great captain in the world has ever destroyed all of his enemies and lived with a sense of satisfaction. If one enemy is killed, two more will appear. It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings which is the way to bring peace to all.

Tenzin Gyatso
14th Dalai Lama



(This is the kind of 'surge' the world needs! ;-)

HERE ARE THE WORDS OF THE DALAI LAMA. HEAR WHAT HE IS SAYING AND FEEL THESE WORDS.


Here are beautiful guidelines from His Holiness The Dalai Lama for living an ethical life. At their heart is a way to keep ourselves from harming others and to cultivate a path of virtue in the world. Read here his Ten Virtuous Actions:
SIMPLE SOLUTION: “Self-interest is at the root of any intention to harm others; it is not wholesome. Therefore, a bodhisattva restrains the attitude of self-interest. What does self-interest mean? We do not talk about completely forgetting ourselves, because in order to strive for buddahood, a bodhisattva must develop strong, determined self-confidence. But we have to clearly distinguish between this and an inferior kind of self-cherishing. This can be accomplished by following the Ten Virtuous Actions”—His Holiness The Dalai Lama:

• Protecting and saving life

• Giving and not taking what is not given

• Treating your partner respectfully—respecting your marriage vows

• Speaking honestly

• Speaking with the goal to bring harmony among beings

• Speaking gently

• Refraining from gossip

• Being happy for others’ accomplishments

• Being loving toward all

• Having a view that includes karma and understands the middle way between the two extreme views of eternalism and nihilism, accompanied by the two kinds of accumulations (of merit and wisdom)

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important
for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

*** His Holiness the Dalai Lama ***

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless
and free your actions will be.

***Dalai Lama***

Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic
human desire for freedom and dignity. It is not enough, as communist
systems have assumed, merely to provide people with food, shelter and
clothing. Human nature needs to breathe the precious air of liberty.

***His Holiness the Dalai Lama***

Recollections from a talk given by the Dalai Lama:

"...at the end of the talk someone from the audience asked the Dalai Lama "Why didn't you fight back against the Chinese?"

The Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit, then looked back up at us and said with a gentle smile, "Well, war is obsolete, you know."

Then, after a few moments, his face grave, he said, "Of course the mind can rationalize fighting back... but the heart, the heart would never understand. Then you would be divided in yourself, the heart and the mind, and the war would be inside you." ~

"We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace.

***Dalai Lama***

One of the major aims and purposes of religious practice for the individual is
an inner transformation from an undisciplined, untamed, and unfocused state
of mind towards one that is disciplined, tamed and balanced.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

It is not sufficient for religious people to be
involved with prayer.
Rather, they are morally obliged to contribute
all they can to solving the world's problems.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama