Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. We have the same basic human needs and concerns. All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples. That is human nature.

Human beings are of such nature that they should have not only material facilities but spiritual sustenance as well. Without spiritual sustenance, it is difficult to get and maintain peace of mind.

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

Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned.

Kindness is the key to peace and harmony in family life.

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.