Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give. It is by giving warmth and affection, by having a genuine sense of concern for others, in other words through compassion, that we gain the conditions for genuine happiness. More important than being loved, therefore, is to love.

Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them.

Because my main concern is the Tibetan Buddhist culture, not just political independence, I cannot seek self-rule for central Tibet and exclude the 4 million Tibetans in our two eastern provinces of Amdo and Kham.

Each of us has the potential to contribute... You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world.

Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others happiness.

Only through kindness and love can peace of mind be achieved.