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

It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we live and work in, the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat, are all provided by others. None of them would exist but for the kindness of so many people unknown to us.

We can wake ourselves up, discover in ourselves an energy that was hidden there, and act with more clarity, more force.

I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process of holding a referendum on our policy among all the Tibetan community in exile and even inside Tibet, to check whether the majority thinks we are on the right track.

We must generate courage equal to the size of the difficulties we face.

If you make your best effort to be kinder, nurture compassion, make the world a better place, then you can say 'At least I've done my best.

There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape from these four mountains of birth, old age, sickness and death.