My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.

The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.

Our ancient experience confirms at every point that everything is linked together, everything is inseparable.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

I often tease young people about their concern for how they look; more important is inner beauty - compassion, affection and respect.

A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.