Peace of mind is the basis of a healthy body and a healthy mind; so peace of mind, a calm mind, is very, very important.

The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.

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

The rationale for loving others is the recognition of the simple fact that every living being has the same right to and the same desire for happiness, and not suffering, and the consideration that you as one individual are one life unit as compared with the mulititude of others in their ceaseless quest for happiness.

My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart'.

I will not propose to you that my way is best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable to you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it.

In a free country, America, or India, and Japan, and many places, democracy country, free country, but still within the sort of rule of law, some injustice, some sort of problems, some discrimination, and also some sort of scandals or the corruptions. These things, you see, they are always in my mind, I think many people agree, lack of moral principle.