I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

Even without a religion, we can become a good human being.

So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the well-being of others.

I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

My responsibility is to save Tibet, to protect its ancient cultural heritage.

I hope that at this moment you are thinking of yourself as a human being rather than as an American, Asian, European, African, or member of any particular country. These loyalties are secondary.