Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life.

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile attitudes only serve to heat up the situation, whereas a true sense of respect gradually cools down what otherwise could become explosive. We must recognize the frequent contradictions between short-term benefit and long-term harm.

People assume that happiness stems from collecting things outside of yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside of yourself

Whenever there is a challenge, there is also an opportunity to face it, to demonstrate and develop our will and determination.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.