We are social animals. Others' suffering is ultimately your suffering; their happiness is ultimately your happiness.
Dalai LamaI believe the ultimate aim of all human beings is to obtain happiness and a sense of fulfillment... I have always stressed the importance of combining both the mental and material approach to achieving happiness for humankind.
Dalai LamaThen another thing, now this is mainly for our interest about Tibet, our struggle. Whole struggle depend on within person. For dangerous. Foolish! Not for this only institution or even not only for Buddhist dogma, but before national sort of right, our right. So therefore this struggle must carried by people themselves.
Dalai LamaResponsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.
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