When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

Spiritually, yes, now many people knows Tibetans in spiritual field are very, very advanced but in material field is very, very backward.

The basis of human rights is happy life. Everyone wants to lead a happy life for which we need to have a holistic approach.

In the modern world, the interests of a particular community can no longer be considered to lie within the confines of its own boundaries.

People think of animals as if they were vegetables, and that is not right. We have to change the way people think about animals. I encourage the Tibetan people and all people to move toward a vegetarian diet that doesn’t cause suffering.

A calm mind helps our human intelligence to assess the situation realistically.

To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.