There is no need for temples, no need forcomplicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophie is kindness.
Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.
Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other’s well-being, is source of happiness.
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.
Even when a person has all of life’s comforts – good food, good shelter, a companion – he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But even those people who have no interest about religion, okay, it’s not religion, but you can train through education.
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that’s important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.
Logically, harmony must come from the heart… Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.
My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.
Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops… If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential.
I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.
I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.
Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way – everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something’s wrong. He’s not right in the brain.
Some scientists believe climate change is the cause of unprecedented melting of the North Pole, and that effects these very uncertain weather patterns. I think we should listen to those scientists and experts.
Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.
China has to go along with world trends. That’s democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.
Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.