14th Dalai Lama

Be gentle with the earth.

14th Dalai Lama

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.

14th Dalai Lama

Because of the great differences in our ways of thinking, it is inevitable that we have different religions and faiths. Each has its own beauty. And it is much better that we live together on the basis of mutual respect and mutual admiration.

14th Dalai Lama

Because of the interdependent nature of everything, we cannot hope to solve the multifarious problems with a one-sided or self-centered attitude.

14th Dalai Lama

Because the existing education system is oriented towards materialistic goals we need to pay special attention to inner values such as tolerance, forgiveness, love and compassion.

14th Dalai Lama

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

14th Dalai Lama

Because violence can only breed more violence and suffering, our struggle must remain nonviolent and free of hatred. We are trying to end the suffering of our people, not to inflict suffering on others.

14th Dalai Lama

Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.

14th Dalai Lama

Because we all share this small planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. That is not just a dream, but a necessity.

14th Dalai Lama

Better grounded emotionally through patience, we become stronger mentally and spiritually, and tend to be healthier physically.

14th Dalai Lama