Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.

On those days when I can spend a few hours getting some understanding, I feel fulfilled. I feel as if I have made good use of my time.

So, the tendency of our childish nature is to take small things too seriously and get easily offended, whereas when we are confronted with situations which have long-term consequences, we tend to take things less seriously

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

At the beginning of this century, people never questioned the effectiveness of war, never thought there could be real peace. Now, people are tired of war and see it as ineffective in solving anything.

Life does not wait: Whether we spend our lives meaningfully or not, the time will be used up moment by moment.