If an individual has a calm state of mind, that person's attitudes and views will be calm and tranquil even in the presence of great agitation.

I am simply just one monk. That's all.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Spend some amount of time alone every day.

The earth is not just our environment. The earth is our mother.

In the modern world, the interests of a particular community can no longer be considered to lie within the confines of its own boundaries.

From a certain point of view our real enemy, the true troublemaker, is inside.

Humanity happy, I get benefit. Humanity in state of trouble, or violence, I cannot escape from that.

When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.

A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives.

It's best not to get too excited or too depressed by the ups and downs of life.

Better grounded emotionally through patience, we become stronger mentally and spiritually, and tend to be healthier physically.

My religion is kindness.

I am a simple Buddhist monk.

Most of our problems are related to the mind, so we have to work to reduce our destructive emotions.

The meaning of life is happiness.

An eye for an eye...we are all blind.

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first.

We had a rule in Tibet that anyone proposing a new invention had to guarantee that it was beneficial, or at least harmless, for seven generations of humans before it could be adopted.

If you, the owner of the dog, really show not just food but real affection, then the dog will appreciate it very much. Isn't it?

We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the views of non-believers in an unbiased way. Secular ethics rooted in scientific findings, common experience and common sense can easily be introduced into the secular education system. If we can do that there is a real prospect of making this 21st century an era of peace and compassion.

If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others.

I think when tragic things happen it is on surface. It is like the ocean. On the surface a wave and sometimes the wave is very serious and strong. But it comes and goes, comes and goes, and underneath, the ocean always remains calm. Tibetans have a saying: "If bad news comes to you listen here" (points to the right ear) "and let it out here" (points to the left ear).