If humanity is to survive, happiness and inner balance are crucial. Otherwise the lives of our children and their children are more likely to be unhappy, desperate and short. Material development certainly contributes to happiness - to some extent - and a comfortable way of life. But this is not sufficient. To achieve a deeper level of happiness we cannot neglect our inner development.

I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.

The universe is a single atom: the convergence of science and spirituality.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.

If you are showing love to your fellow human beings, you are showing love to your God.

A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least.