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Important Lessons on Compassion and World Peace from the Dalai Lama’s Visit to Portland, Oregon

2013-05-13 By Monica 6 Comments

Dalai Lama

“Change in the world comes from individuals, from the inner peace in individual hearts. Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.” ~Dalai Lama

Who doesn’t love the Dalai Lama and his message of peace and love? The Dalai Lama was just in Portland, Oregon over the weekend and drew huge crowds. Most of the events were sold out well in advance but there are recordings of his talks online at: Dalai Lama In Portland. Most of his talks were about the caring for our environment but he also shared some wonderful wisdom about world peace and compassion.

According to the Dalai Lama:

  • Most of our problems are related to the mind, so we have to work to reduce our destructive emotions and
  • We can reduce negative emotions through training our mind.
  • We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others.
  • Anger is a sign of weakness while compassion is a sign of strength and confidence.
  • We can counter negative emotion with opposite emotion, which for anger would be loving kindness.
  • Focusing only on the physical reality of this world leads to despair.
  • We must hold the belief that all people are the same, we must live and work together.
  • The only way to solve problems is through dialogue, not violence.

He mentioned that while the twentieth century was a period of unprecedented bloodshed, we should learn from it and make the twenty-first century an era of peace. It is not that there will no longer be any problems to resolve, but instead of force we should resort to dialogue in every instance. Peace can only be achieved through non-violence and dialogue. This is something we have to train and educate our children to put into effect.

For more information about the Dalai Lama’s visit to Portland, you can visit his website DalaiLama.com.

Photo Credit: Fizzr on Flickr through a Creative Commons license.

Filed Under: Live Your Purpose Tagged With: compassion, dalai lama, love, non violence, peace, Portland

About Monica

Monica is a health and wellness coach and essential oil enthusiast. She is also the author of Design Your Dream Life: See It, Plan It, Live It! Her work has appeared on Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, and on Startup Nation. Monica practices yoga, and enjoys animals, sushi, chai tea lattes, foreign films, and walking on the beach. She lives with her husband and two dogs in the fun and amazing city of Portland, Oregon.

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  1. Jennifer says

    2013-05-15 at 9:12 am

    Just the type of reading I need early in the morning before I go to work. Things get so stressful there that words like these have a welcome and calming affect.

    Reply
  2. Monica says

    2013-05-16 at 6:05 pm

    Thanks Jennifer – glad you enjoyed it 🙂

    Reply
  3. efpierce says

    2013-07-21 at 9:13 pm

    Countering negative emotion with the opposite is genius! I think it works in many instances, but there are still some people who will respond badly no matter how you act.

    Reply
    • Monica says

      2013-07-30 at 4:30 am

      He is a wise, wise man 🙂 Thank you for stopping by to comment.

      Reply
  4. Lyn Fabela says

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    • Monica says

      2013-12-16 at 5:08 pm

      Thanks Lyn – glad you are enjoying my blog. I hope to see you back here again soon.

      Reply

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