A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.

The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.

I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.

Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas .

Suffering increases your inner strength. Also, the wishing for suffering makes the suffering disappear.

In today’s interconnected and globalized world, it is now commonplace for people of dissimilar world views, faiths and races to live side by side. It is a matter of great urgency, therefore, that we find ways to cooperate with one another in a spirit of mutual acceptance and respect.

Now you are on the Buddhist way. Keep up your meditation, as there is no instant illumination. The mind moves slowly into this. Do not become attached to your method. When, in the course of your meditation, your consciousness will have expanded and been transformed, you will then recognize that all the ways are valid ways.