Once you encourage the thought of compassion in your mind, once it becomes active, then your attitude towards others changes automatically.

If we human beings rely only on material development, we can’t be sure of a positive outcome. Employing technology motivated by anger and hatred is likely to be destructive. It will only be beneficial if we seek the welfare of all beings. Human beings are the only species with the potential to destroy the world. Because of the risks of unrestrained desire and greed we need to cultivate contentment and simplicity.

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.

So long as we are under the control of disturbing emotions, real happiness is hard to find.

Each of you should feel that you have great potential and that, with self-confidence and a little more effort, change really is possible if you want it. If you feel that your present way of life is unpleasant or has some difficulties, then don't look at these negative things. See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.

The way to develop inner peace through meditation begins with the recognition that the destroyer of inner peace is not some external foe, but is within us. Therefore, the solution is within us too. However, that inner change does not take place immediately in the way that we switch on a light, but takes weeks, months and years.

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