I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

The Laws of Reasoning consist of the ground, the path, and the result. ...Suffering is in the mind. How we perceive happiness determines our suffering or not.

In twenty years' time I'll be eighty-three, just an old man with a stick moving like a sloth bear. While I'm alive, I am fully committed to autonomy, and I am the person who can persuade the Tibetan people to accept it.

Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness. Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and others. Through your kindness to others, your mind and heart will open to peace.

My religion is kindness.

When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help.

Don't use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already.