There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have a religious framework or not. When we nurture this most basic human resource - when we set about cultivating those basic inner values which we all appreciate in others, then we start to live spiritually.

Inner darkness, which we call ignorance, is the root of suffering. The more inner light that comes, the more darkness will diminish. This is the only way to achieve salvation or nirvana.