To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

Up to now my involvement in the Tibetan freedom struggle has been part of my spiritual practice, because the issues of the survival of the Buddha Teaching and the freedom of Tibet are very much related. In this particular struggle, there is no problem with many monks and nuns, including myself, joining.

The female biologically [has] more potential to show affection and compassion.

We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them.

Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony and mutual respect.

We must live harmoniously with our neighbors.