Too strong a media emphasis on death and violence can lead to despair.
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness.
Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.
I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.
I think when religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism - as well as Christianity and Judaism - were founded, at that time societies were generally male-dominated. So, therefore this social notion also influenced religion.