Compassion should be unbiased and based on the recognition that others have the right to happiness, just like you.

In some respects I have been the most unlucky because I have spent more time living as a refugee outside my country than I have spent in Tibet. On the other hand, it has been very rewarding for me to live in a democracy and to learn about the world in a way that we Tibetans had never known before.

We must realize that it is best to focus on our oneness, to re emphasize what is the same about each of us rather than dwell on what is different.

It is important to pray for peace. . . But you must also take actions to make that happen. Every single day.

Giving material goods is one form of generosity, but one can extend an attitude of generosity into all one's behavior. Being kind, attentive, and honest in dealing with others, offering praise where it is due, giving comfort and advice where they are needed, and simply sharing one's time with someone - all these are forms of generosity, and they do not require any particular level of material wealth.

The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery.

But when it comes to democratic political parties, I prefer that monks and nuns not join them - in order to ensure proper democratic practice.