The topic of compassion is not at all religious business…

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it…

— Dalai Lama

I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

— Jimmy Carter

“All the present bureaucracies of political governments, great religious organizations, and all big businesses find that physical success for all humanity would be devastating…

— Richard Buckminster Fuller

“Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn’t exist. God is either impotent, evil,…

— Sam Harris

“Then another thing,” the Dalai Lama continued. “There are different aspects to any event. For example, we lost our own country and became refugees,…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“One exceptional morning, the Dalai Lama even introduced the Archbishop to his meditation practice in his private residence, and the Archbishop gave the Dalai…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“So I really appreciate your coming to have this conversation,” the Dalai Lama said. “In order to develop our mind, we must look at…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“The Dalai Lama began by saying it’s not possible for everyone to be a Christian or a Buddhist. “There’s no other choice but for…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Your Holiness, many believe that as a monk you have renounced pleasure or enjoyment.” “And sex,” the Dalai Lama added, although that was not…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“I think I have to take issue with you on that,” the Archbishop responded. “The people who go around becoming bullies are people who…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“So now,” the Dalai Lama concluded, “in quantum physics, they also have a similar view. Any objective thing does not really exist. There is…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“We gain true friends by having a kind heart and not deceiving people. The friends that we make when we have power, position, and…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“According to the Archbishop and the Dalai Lama, when we see how little we really need—love and connection—then all the getting and grasping that…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“The problem is that our world and our education remain focused exclusively on external, materialistic values. We are not concerned enough with inner values.…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“You were raised with a very special status in Tibet. You must have come to this recognition of oneness over time.” “Yes, I have…

— Dalai Lama XIV