Dalai Lama

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

“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.”

“In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.”

“Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, non-harming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on the wish for others to be free of their suffering and is associated with a sense of commitment, responsibility, and respect towards others.”

“I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.”

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.”

“In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.”

“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.”

“I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn't do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence.”

“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.”

“I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.”

“As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.”

“Our lives are in constant flux, which generates many predicaments. But when these are faced with a calm and clear mind supported by spiritual practice, they can all be successfully resolved. When our minds are clouded by hatred, selfishness, jealousy, and anger, we lose not only control but also our judgment. At those wild moments, anything can happen, including war. Although the practice of compassion and wisdom is useful to us all, it is especially valuable for those responsible for running national affairs, in whose hands lie the power and opportunity to create a framework for world peace.”

“My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.”

“Computers make me totally blank out.”

“Disagreement is something normal.”