Dalai Lama Quotes

I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

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

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

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

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.

Disagreement is something normal.

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.

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

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.

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.

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!

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

Moving towards better rather than moving away from bad is an attitude of embracing life rather than rejecting it.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I’m Dalai Lama.