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Dalai Lama

Geboren: July 06, 1935 – Taktser, Qinghai, China

The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a Tibetan Buddhist leader and author whose books on compassion, ethics, mindfulness, and global responsibility include The Art of Happiness and Freedom in Exile. Awarded the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, his works have been translated widely and have shaped global conversations on nonviolence and spirituality.

Biografie & Werdegang des Autors

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935, in Taktser, a small village in northeastern Tibet, to a farming family. Identified in early childhood as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, he was taken to Lhasa and formally enthroned while still a boy. His education followed the rigorous monastic curriculum of Tibetan Buddhism, combining philosophy, logic, debate, and ethical training. Two decisive turning points shaped the rest of his life: in 1950, after the entry of Chinese forces into Tibet, he was called on to assume full political authority while still very young; in 1959, after the failed Tibetan uprising in Lhasa, he fled to India, where he established himself in Dharamsala and became the central figure of the Tibetan exile community.

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I believe that at every level of society - familial, tribal, national and international - the key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion
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Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister
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As I have said before, if you want others to be happy, practise compassion, if you want to be happy, practise compassion
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The real source of peace of mind is love and compassion; not the love we feel for those who are close and already affectionate towards us, but an unlimited sense of altruism, a love that can be extended to all beings, including your enemy
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"The Dalai Lama offers a universal voice of compassion"

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