Dalai Lama XIV

"Be kind to UNKIND people.They need it the most."

"I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend,that together we may succeed in building a better worldthrough human understanding and love,and that in doing so we may reducethe pain and suffering of all sentient beings."

"The practice of cultivating altruism has a beneficial effect not only from the religious point of view but also from the mundane point of view, not only for long term spiritual development but even in terms of immediate rewards."

"War is massacre. It is 100 per cent negative."

"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."

"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them."

"There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster."

"It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live."