Dalai Lama

Leader

Tibet

1935 - Present

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In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
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I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn't do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence.
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
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Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.
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Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
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As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
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