When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion.

The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.

The world will be saved by the western woman.

Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.

Smile if you want a smile from another face.

In some respects I have been the most unlucky because I have spent more time living as a refugee outside my country than I have spent in Tibet. On the other hand, it has been very rewarding for me to live in a democracy and to learn about the world in a way that we Tibetans had never known before.

So the first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to us and how positive emotions are helpful.