The training of the mind is an art. If this can be considered art, one's life is art.

For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual.

The universe is a single atom: the convergence of science and spirituality.

We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance.

I don't want to be a prisoner in a palace, living in such a constricted way - too tight!

Im a Tibetan monk, not a vegetarian.

Peace has a great deal to do with warm-heartednes s and respect for the lives of others, avoiding doing them harm and regarding their lives as being as precious as our own. If, on that basis, we can also be of help to others, so much the better.