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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Dalai Lama

Religion

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Heart

" 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. "

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

" Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives. "

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

" Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. "

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

" 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! "

" 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. "

" Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship? "

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

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

" Chinese people themselves, they really want change. "

" 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. "

" Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier. "

Dalai Lama

People

Thinking

" I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture. "

" 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. "

" If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. "

" If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just one human being. "

" 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. "

" Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety. "

" Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing. "

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

" The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis. "

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