"Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace."

Politics

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

This reflection on politics by Dalai Lama resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in politics is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism. The term is part of the full title "Holiness Knowing Everything Vajradhara Dalai Lama" given by Altan Khan. He offered it in appreciation to the Gelug school's then-leader, Sonam Gyatso, who received the title in 1578 at Yanghua Monastery. At that time, Sonam Gyatso had just given teachings to the Khan, and so the title of Dalai Lama was also given to the entire tulku lineage. Sonam Gyatso became the 3rd Dalai Lama, while the first two tulkus in the lineage, the 1st Dalai Lama and the 2nd Dalai Lama, were posthumously awarded the title.

More quotes by Dalai Lama  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Dalai Lama

"If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense."

Read more  ’

"Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger."

Read more  ’

More about Politics

"The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other."

Read more  ’

"I didn't become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. It's not the be all and end all for us. There are other very, very key ambitions in politics, not least social mobility and life chances, that I care about as passionately if not more."

Read more  ’

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’

"The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes."

Read more  ’
View all Politics quotes  ’