I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.

Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.

It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something’s wrong. He’s not right in the brain.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Even when a person has all of life’s comforts – good food, good shelter, a companion – he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.

Wherever I go meeting the public… spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops… If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I...

I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn’t do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is...

I think governments can’t do much.

Religion, any religion, no matter what sort of wonderful religion, never be universal. So now education is universal, so we have to sort of find ways and means through education system, from kindergarten up to...

Some scientists believe climate change is the cause of unprecedented melting of the North Pole, and that effects these very uncertain weather patterns. I think we should listen to those scientists and experts.

I feel exhausted if I teach too long.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that’s important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

I am just one human being.

The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

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

Disagreement is something normal.

I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to...

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other’s well-being, is source of happiness.

I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.

I am a simple Buddhist monk – no more, no less.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Computers make me totally blank out.

Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.

Sleep is the best meditation.

My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.

I have no trouble sleeping.

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I’m telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.