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Because My Main Concern Is The Tibetan Buddhist Culture, Not Just Political Independence, I Cannot Seek Self-rule For Central Tibet And Exclude The 4 Million Tibetans In Our Two Eastern Provinces Of Amdo And Kham.

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Because My Main Concern

Dalai Lama

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Because My Main Concern Is The Tibetan Buddhist Culture, Not Just Political Independence, I Cannot Seek Self-rule For Central Tibet And Exclude The 4 Million Tibetans In Our Two Eastern Provinces Of Amdo And Kham.

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When We Face Problems With Compassion, Sincerity, And Good Motivation, Our Solutions May Take Longer, But Ultimately They Are Better.

On A Daily Basis, You Must Take More Care Of Your Mind Than Just Money, Money, Money!

A Tree With Strong Roots Can Withstand The Most Violent Storm, But The Tree Can't Grow Roots Just As The Storm Appears On The Horizon.

We Can't Blame The Entire Muslim Society Because Of The Mischievous Acts Of A Few Individuals. Therefore, At The General Public Level We Must Cultivate The Notion Of Not Just One Religion, One Truth, But Pluralism And Many Truths. We Can Change The Atmosphere, And We Can Modify Certain Ways Of Thinking.

I Am Confident I Will Set Foot Again In Tibet In My Lifetime.

I Call The Light And High Aspects Of My Being Spirit And The Dark And Heavy Aspects Soul. Soul Is At Home In The Deep, Shaded Valleys. Heavy Torpid Flowers Saturated With Black Grow There. The Rivers Flow Like Warm Syrup. They Empty Into Huge Oceans Of Soul. Spirit Is A Land Of High White Peaks And Glittering Jewel-like Lakes And Flowers. Life Is Sparse And Sounds Travel Great Distances. There Is Soul Music, Soul Food, And Soul Love... People Need To Climb The Mountain Not Simple Because It Is There But Because The Soulful Divinity Needs To Be Mated With The Spirit.

Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them Humanity Cannot Survive.

Because The Twentieth Century Was A Century Of Violence, Let Us Make The Twenty-first A Century Of Dialogue.

Live A Good, Honourable Life. Then When You Get Older And Look Back, You'll Be Able To Enjoy It A Second Time.

Happiness That Depends Mainly On Physical Pleasure Is Unstable; One Day It's There, The Next Day It May Not Be.

The More You Are Motivated By Love, The More Fearless & Free Your Action Will Be.

Through Meditative Techniques, One Can Free The Mind Of Delusions And Attain What We Call Enlightenment.

Genuine Human Friendship Is On The Basis Of Human Affection, Irrespective Of Your Position. Therefore, The More You Show Concern About The Welfare And Rights Of Others, The More You Are A Genuine Friend. The More You Remain Open And Sincere, Then Ultimately More Benefits Will Come To You. If You Forget Or Do Not Bother About Others, Then Eventually You Will Lose Your Own Benefit.

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The Past Is Past, And The Future Is Yet To Come. That Means The Future Is In Your Hands - The Future Entirely Depends On The Present. That Realization Gives You A Great Responsibility.

Im A Tibetan Monk, Not A Vegetarian.

The Roots Of All Goodness Lie In The Soil Of Appreciation For Goodness.

If A Harmonious Relationship Is Established Amongst Societies And Religious Beliefs In Today's Multi-ethnic, Multi-religious And Multi-cultural World, Then It Will Surely Set A Very Good Example For Others.

I Appreciate Any Organization Or Individual People Who Sincerely Make An Effort To Promote Harmony Between Humanity, And Particularly Harmony Between The Various Religions. I Consider It Very Sacred Work And Very Important Work

We All Have The Potential To Show Others Love And Affection, But As We Progress In Our Materialistic World, These Values Tend To Remain Dormant. We Can Develop Them On The Basis Of Common Sense, Common Experience And Scientific Findings. The Response To The Recent Tragedy In The Philippines Is An Example Of How Such Values Are Awakened; People Helped Simply Because Others Are Suffering And In Need Of Support.

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