The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.

If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you.

I am a firm believer in the importance of democracy, not only as the ultimate goal, but also as an essential part of the process.

Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

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.

Reincarnation is not an exclusively Hindu or Buddhist concept, but it is part of the history of human origin. It is proof of the mindstream's capacity to retain knowledge of physical and mental activities. It is related to the theory of interdependent origination and to the law of cause and effect.

If you can cultivate wholesome mental states prior to sleep and allow them to continue right into sleep without getting distracted, then sleep itself becomes wholesome.