A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use.

We are all, by nature, clearly oriented toward the basic human values of love and compassion. We all prefer the love of others to their hatred. We all prefer others’ generosity to meanness. And who is there among us who does not prefer tolerance, respect and forgiveness of our failings to bigotry, disrespect, and resentment?

An open heart is an open mind.

When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me to see them as brothers and sisters.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.