To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and completely focused on the task at hand...Flow can occur during any human activity, whether work or at play.

You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.

For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice tolerance, and without tolerance you cannot build a sound basis of compassion.

It is natural that we face obstacles in pursuit of our goals. But if we remain passive, making no effort to solve the problems we meet, conflicts will arise and hindrances will grow. Transforming these obstacles into opportunities is a challenge to our human ingenuity.

I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.