In a free country, America, or India, and Japan, and many places, democracy country, free country, but still within the sort of rule of law, some injustice, some sort of problems, some discrimination, and also some sort of scandals or the corruptions. These things, you see, they are always in my mind, I think many people agree, lack of moral principle.

When we talk about global crisis, or a crisis of humanity, we cannot blame a few politicians, a few fanatics, or a few troublemakers. The whole of humanity has a responsibility because it is our business, human business. I call this a sense of universal responsibility. That is a crucial point.

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

Attention-yes! That's present! And present, you see, makes past and future.

If you can cultivate wholesome mental states prior to sleep and allow them to continue right into sleep without getting distracted, then sleep itself becomes wholesome.

Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.