A mind that is characterized by unrest will not be tranquil even in the presence of great calm.

For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise.

Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.

If I had not been a monk, I would have become an engineer.

When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.

Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt.

Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others happiness.