All good qualities must be sown and cultivated. We can’t expect to change overnight from an ordinary person into one with high realizations.

Because my main concern is the Tibetan Buddhist culture, not just political independence, I cannot seek self-rule for central Tibet and exclude the 4 million Tibetans in our two eastern provinces of Amdo and Kham.

The female biologically [has] more potential to show affection and compassion.

Self-rule means that China must stop its intensive effort to colonize Tibet with Chinese settlers and must allow Tibetans to hold responsible positions in the government of Tibet.

We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.

Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.

It is a wonderful thing if one can use one's place of work as a place of spiritual practice as well.