Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.
Dalai LamaSpiritually, yes, now many people knows Tibetans in spiritual field are very, very advanced but in material field is very, very backward.
Dalai LamaThe ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
Dalai LamaUp to now my involvement in the Tibetan freedom struggle has been part of my spiritual practice, because the issues of the survival of the Buddha Teaching and the freedom of Tibet are very much related. In this particular struggle, there is no problem with many monks and nuns, including myself, joining.
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