Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and sisters and to be concerned for each other’s welfare. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something directed seriously towards the welfare of humanity as a whole.

I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness.

You can develop the right attitude toward others if you have kindness, love and respect for them, and a clear realization of the oneness of all human beings.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.