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.

I always have the feeling that I'm just another human being.

The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha or some other religion or not, in day-to-day life you must be a kind person.

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.

We are social animals. Others' suffering is ultimately your suffering; their happiness is ultimately your happiness.

I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.

Treat each person as you would an old friend.