The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

Tibetans must take full authority and responsibility for developing industry, looking from all different perspectives, taking care of the environment, conserving resources for long-term economic health, and safeguarding the interests of Tibetan workers, nomads, and farmers.

I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.

The truly good gaze upon everything with love and understanding.

I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.

In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.

There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings.