To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.

The purpose of life is to be happy.

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

Although it is difficult to pinpoint the physical base or location of awareness, it is perhaps the most precious thing concealed within our brains. And it is something that the individual alone can feel and experience. Each of us cherishes it highly, yet it is private.

If we want to save the world, we must have a plan. But no plan will work unless we meditate.

In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.

For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.