Peace… starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.

It is worthwhile for one to make an effort to achieve happiness. Just as the purpose of a plant is to grow, so it is that the main purpose of every human being is to survive and to grow until death.

Compassion is a mental quality that can bring us true lasting inner peace and inner strength.

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

I think many people knows what I am thinking. The whole world knows I am not seeking independence, therefore is many Tibetan disappointed, and also some of our supporters - many Indians, many Europeans, many Americans are also disappointed because I am not seeking independence.

I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.

It is a question of our own peace and mental stability.