"Meet hostility and suspicion with kindness. Helping others out of love is always the best option."
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"On occasions when u feel most hopeless, u must take powerful effort. We must persist in face of failure."
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"In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global warming, these things, they suffer everybody."
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"Without changing one's self, without peace in one's self, world peace is not possible."
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"My own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is that establishing binding ethical principles is possible when we take as our starting point the observation that we all desire happiness and wish to avoid suffering."
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"The process of dying begins with the dissolution of the elements within the body. It has eight stages, beginning with the dissolution of the earth element, then the water, fire and windelements. The color: appearance of a white vision, increase of the red element, black near-attainment, and finally the clear light of death."
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"There is...a tendency to think of the spiritual life as primarily introspective, divorced from the concerns of everyday life....Faith that does not translate into actions is no faith at all."
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"The truly good gaze upon everything with love and understanding."
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"My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony."
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"The earth is not just our environment. The earth is our mother."
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"I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process of holding a referendum on our policy among all the Tibetan community in exile and even inside Tibet, to check whether the majority thinks we are on the right track."
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"One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come."
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"Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned."
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"If there were really serious consequences if I did not accept, then of course I would do whatever was necessary. But in general I really prefer some freedom."
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"The peace of mind, is very essential for our health. So in that level, I think scientific finding, immense benefit to get our wellness and eventually conviction, peace of mind is not just a luxurious item, but peace of mind is actually very important for our survival, for our healthy survival."
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"We are working as hard as we can; we are preparing ourselves as carefully as we can; we fully intend to make our contribution to the world in the coming century."
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"I am basically optimistic."
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"Buddha was speaking about reality. Reality may be one, in its deepest essence, but Buddha also stated that all propositions about reality are only contingent."
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"I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile."
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"The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance."
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