Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.

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

If you want change, create the causes.

We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind.

Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.

We all have the potential to show others love and affection, but as we progress in our materialistic world, these values tend to remain dormant. We can develop them on the basis of common sense, common experience and scientific findings. The response to the recent tragedy in the Philippines is an example of how such values are awakened; people helped simply because others are suffering and in need of support.

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