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

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" I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away. "

" Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false. "

" 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. "

" When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry. "

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

" Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also. "

" 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. "

" I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama. "

" I am just one human being. "

" 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. "

" Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. "

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