Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

If the situation was such that there was only one learned lama or genuine practitioner alive, a person whose death would cause the whole of Tibet to lose all hope of keeping its Buddhist way of life, then it is conceivable that in order to protect that one person it might be justified for one or 10 enemies to be eliminated if there was no other way.

I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.

Today we understand that the future of humanity very much depends on our planet, and that the future of the planet very much depends on humanity.

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness .

To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.