Action Quote by Pico Iyer

“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

Dalai Lama is very interested in learning from and sharing tips with people in other traditions, but he always stresses that we shouldn't underestimate…

— Pico Iyer

Tibetans are great with meritorious practices.

— Tenzin Palmo

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

The Tibetans are good at learning many skillful ways to show that everything we do becomes dharma practice, depending on which kind of approach…

— Tenzin Palmo

Western Buddhists in many ways are much serious Buddhists than Tibetans are.

— Richard Gere

There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.

— Anonymous

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable,…

— Jena Malone

I think Dalai Lama is always careful about stressing that people be led into the practice by somebody who knows what's going on.

— Pico Iyer

I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that God will…

— Desmond Tutu

I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is…

— Nhat Hanh

“Jesus was indoctrinated in the Therapeutae Buddhist Monk tradition.”

— Lee Vickers