It's Unrealistic To Think That The Future

While It Is All Very Well To Distinguish Happiness That Is Transient From That Which Is Lasting, Between Ephemeral And Genuine Happiness, The Only Happiness It Is Meaningful To Speak Of When A Person Is Dying From Thirst Is Access To Water.

To Develop Genuine Devotion, You Must Know The Meaning Of Teachings. The Main Emphasis In Buddhism Is To Transform The Mind, And This Transformation Depends Upon Meditation. In Order To Meditate Correctly, You Must Have Knowledge.

I Find Hope In The Darkest Of Days, And Focus In The Brightest. I Do Not Judge The Universe.

After I Handed Over All My Authority, I Feel Now Our Struggle [for Tibet ] Become Much, Much Safer. And Me Personally, The Day I Officially Handed Over, That Night, Very Unusual Sound. I Am Quite Free Now.

But When It Comes To Democratic Political Parties, I Prefer That Monks And Nuns Not Join Them - In Order To Ensure Proper Democratic Practice.