If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

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.

We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind.

Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.

If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation

There is a saying in Tibetan that "at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar". The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, but that happiness does not come with wealth, but from setting limits to one's desires, and living within those limits with satisfaction.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.