14th Dalai Lama

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.

14th Dalai Lama

I believe the twenty-first century can become the most important century of human history. I think a new reality is emerging. Whether this view is realistic or not, there is no harm in making an effort.

14th Dalai Lama

I consider prayer to be of immense psychological benefit. But we must accept that its tangible results are often hard to see. When it comes to obtaining certain, direct results, it is clear that prayer cannot match the achievements of, for instance, modern science.

14th Dalai Lama

I don’t think human affection and compassion are just religious concerns; they’re indispensable factors in our day-to-day lives.

14th Dalai Lama

I feel like my life is something purposeful. Many people have told me that after they listen to my talk, some point which I made, they got certain ideas and their whole life is changed. They are happier.

14th Dalai Lama

I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.

14th Dalai Lama

I think, that in the twenty-second century, there will be more female reincarnations at female institutions. Then there’ll be competition between male lama institutions and female lama institutions. It’ll be a positive sort of competition.

14th Dalai Lama

If I were to die today, I would have some concern for Tibet. But I know that I have personally done as much as I can to use my existence for others. So I have no regret.

14th Dalai Lama

If we don’t understand phenomena, we are more likely to do things to harm ourselves and others.

14th Dalai Lama

If you look at people who, from the beginning of their lives, have had everything, you may see that when small things happen they soon lose hope or grow irritated. Others have developed stronger mental attitudes as a result of their hardships.

14th Dalai Lama