The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.

I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light.

I think people do want to relate their entertainment to what's going on in their lives. Not everything.

I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I'd think, no, actually I'm a giraffe.

To read your own mind is to look at your self and read your soul. Hatred becomes love and that is the path I am working on

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.