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

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" I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy! "

" 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. "

Take For Granted

" There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness. "

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

" 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. "

" There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive. "

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

" The purpose of our lives is to be happy. "

" Sleep is the best meditation. "

" The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk. "

" I want to be just a pure spiritual leader. "

" Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe. "

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

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

" I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis. "

" 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. "

" Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. "

Albert Einstein

" With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world. "

Self-Confidence

" I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion. "

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

" The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good. "

" All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment. "

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

" I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. "

" 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. "

" Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense. "

" Chinese people themselves, they really want change. "

" Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives. "