Suffering is a privilege. It moves us toward thinking of essential things and shakes us out of complacency. Calamity cracks you open,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I think China's view of freedom has to do with material wealth and modernity, and the Dalai's Lama view of freedom is… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
As soon as I began to talk to Dalai Lama, I realized that Chinese and Tibetans from his point of view are… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
He [Dalai Lama] feels, and I feel, and everyone feels the suffering and frustration of the Tibetans who long for action, who… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I wanted to bring the book out right now because I think anyone who cares about Tibet knew there would be disturbances… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more satisfying than having rulers as puppets in their hands. — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The Dalai Lama would say that meditation is something that can help everyone. But he's aware that it can be misused or things can… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
Like any traveler, I'm always looking for those experiences that are almost unique to any place, and watching films around Alaska of the skies… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“When you're hurrying around too quickly," he had said, "there's a part of the world you can't see. If, for example, you're taking a… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The Dalai Lama, these days, encourages Westerners not to take up Buddhism, partly because he feels that our roots are deep in other traditions,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
As soon as I began to talk to Dalai Lama, I realized that Chinese and Tibetans from his point of view are mostly the… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
When we are kids, we imagine that to define ourselves or to find ourselves means charting your own individuality, making your own destiny, and… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
In barely one generation, we've moved from exulting in the time-saving devices that have so expanded our lives to trying to get away from… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
![“He [Dalai Lama] feels, and I feel, and everyone feels the suffering and frustration of the Tibetans who long for action, who long for a militant response. But, in some ways very few of those individuals have ever been in the position of being head of state.” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/36c/pico-iyer-1252_action_he-dalai-lama-feels-and-i-feel-and-every_2591075.jpg)
![“I wanted to bring the book out right now because I think anyone who cares about Tibet knew there would be disturbances in the run up to the Olympics [2008]. Many Tibetans feel it's their last chance to broadcast their suffering and frustration and pain to the world before the Olympics take place…” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/708/pico-iyer-1252_accepted_i-wanted-to-bring-the-book-out-right-now_1219108.jpg)
![“[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could, and still things get worse in Tibet." If you look at it from one point of view, as he himself says, his monastic position of forbearance and nonviolence hasn't reaped any…” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9fe/pico-iyer-1252_benefits_the-dalai-lama-told-me-some-years-ago-i_678.jpg)
