Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts, a key element of which has to be the nurturing of our compassionate nature.

If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.

I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope

...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.

Peace must first be developed within an individual. And I believe that love, compassion, and altruism are the fundamental basis for peace. Once these qualities are developed within an individual, he or she is then able to create an atmosphere of peace and harmony. This atmosphere can be expanded and extended from the individual to his family, from the family to the community and eventually to the whole world.

Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.