I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions.

What would the future of man be if it were devoid of memory?

Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.

every question possessed a power that was lost in the answer . . .

If God exists, how can we lay claim to freedom, since He is its beginning and its end?

Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning. The tragedy of man is that he doesn't know how to distinguish between day and night. He says things at night that should only be said by day.

The Tibetan religion has a past. And furthermore it has such an appeal. There again young people today are drawn to Buddhism and to Tibet. It's not only because of the Dalai Lama. It's because of what Tibet represents. There is a vast reservoir of knowledge, of mystical knowledge, which can be found in Tibet.The Chinese shouldn't be afraid of that really. They have other means of survival.