Dalai Lama

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

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.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader, or that king, or prince, or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.

I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

There is no need for temples no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples, my philosophy is kindness.

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.

Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

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

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.