Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, was born Lhamo Dondrub, to a farming family, in a village in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet in 1935. This year he celebrated his 80th birthday. At the age of two he was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are Bodhisattvas, beings who are so enlightened, that instead of taking their place in Nirvana, they have instead chosen a human reincarnation in order to help guide humanity. The 14th Dalai Lama is considered to be the Bodhisattva of Compassion; Avalokiteshvara.
“In 1989 he won the Nobel Peace prize, and he continues to travel the world giving talks on compassion, the nature of truth, and happiness.” – Drake Baer and Mike Nudelman, Business Insider Australia
The Dalai Lama is an incredibly educated man. He began his studies at the age of 6 and at 23 passed with honors, being awarded the equivalent to a Doctorate in Buddhist philosophy. According to his biography:
“The curriculum consisted of five major and five minor subjects. The major subjects were logic, Tibetan art and culture, Sanskrit, medicine, and Buddhist philosophy which was further divided into a further five categories: Prajnaparimita, the perfection of wisdom; Madhyamika, the philosophy of the middle Way; Vinaya, the canon of monastic discipline; Abidharma, metaphysics; and Pramana, logic and epistemology. The five minor subjects were poetry, music and drama, astrology, composition and phrasing, and synonyms.”
Following the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950, His Holiness assumed full political power and in 1954 participated in peace talks with Chinese leaders including Mao Zedong. He was forced to escape to India into exile in 1959, following the Chinese military’s brutal suppression of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese occupation. He has lived and worked in Dharamsala in northern India ever since.
His Holiness has worked tirelessly towards the democratization and freedom of Tibet and its people, both in Tibet and in exile. His five point peace plan found on his official web page, presented to US congress in 1987 is as follows:
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Transformation of the whole of Tibet into a zone of peace.
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Abandonment of China’s population transfer policy that threatens the very existence of the Tibetans as a people.
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Respect for the Tibetan people’s fundamental human rights and democratic freedoms.
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Restoration and protection of Tibet’s natural environment and the abandonment of China’s use of Tibet for the production of nuclear weapons and dumping of nuclear waste.
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Commencement of earnest negotiations on the future status of Tibet and of relations between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples.
In light of recent events around the world; considering the state of the planet and our humanity; when we think about all the suffering inflicted on the innocent by the tyranny of a few; now more than ever, we need to consider what it means to be compassionate. It really isn’t that complicated to reflect on what we all want as individuals; peace, safety, security, shelter, nutrition, love; and to want that for all humanity and living creatures. If everyone acted with intent to fulfill the needs of all living things equally and behaved with compassion as the primary driving force of all action, we could eradicate suffering in a very short time. The Dalai Lama’s words of wisdom are indeed powerful, yet very simple.
He has written many books and given countless talks about the nature of humanity, happiness, death, compassion and living well. In the book the Dalai Lama’s Book of Wisdom he gives advice on four main areas. Joy and Living Well, Facing Death and Dying, Dealing with Anger and Emotion and Giving and Receiving.
Here are 20 Dalai Lama quotes to change the way you think; 5 from each category respectively.
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