If one's life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements.

When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.

Suffering increases your inner strength. Also, the wishing for suffering makes the suffering disappear.

I think in many ways narrow minded-attitudes lead to extreme thinking.

Tibet is not like Kuwait. Kuwait has oil.

Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.

A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.