It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in dependence on our motivation. Faulty states of mind give rise to faulty actions. To control negative physical and verbal actions, we need to tame our minds.

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

I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.

If indeed the qualities such as love, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness are what happiness consists in, and if it is also true that compassion, defined as concern for others, is both the source and the fruit of these qualities, then the more we are compassionate, the more we provide for our own happiness.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The three types of misery are the misery of suffering, the misery of change, and pervasive misery.

Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them.