Quotes of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

According to Maslow’s theory, human happiness depends on the ability to satisfy needs at all five levels. Buddhists also make happiness their goal, but they understand happiness as peace of mind rather than as the satisfaction of their needs. The training of the mind that is necessary to eliminate thoughts and feelings which lead to suffering, as well as to cope with inevitable adverse events such as old age, the loss of family members, or the loss of wealth, makes it possible to attain happiness and to accept the inevitable with equanimity.