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" Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties. "

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" Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. "

" 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. "

" It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them. "

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

" We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily. "

" When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.' "

" When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way. "

" My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. "

" The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet. "

" This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. "

" In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. "

" 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. "

" It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown. "

" 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. "

" Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy. "

" The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is. "

" Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. "

" 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. "

" Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. "

" We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. "

" Religion, any religion, no matter what sort of wonderful religion, never be universal. So now education is universal, so we have to sort of find ways and means through education system, from kindergarten up to university level, to make awareness these good things, the values, inner values. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent. "

" My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential. "

" I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. "

" I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement. "

" A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity. "

" 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. "

" Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open. "