You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing.

I am a simple Buddhist monk.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend your cherishing to them anyway.

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

I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.

If the Dalai Lama joins one party, then that makes it hard for the system to work.