As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
Interpretation
The Dalai Lama emphasizes the importance of harmony and friendship between Tibetans and Chinese as a lifelong commitment.
In this quote, the Dalai Lama expresses his deep commitment to fostering peaceful relations and friendship between the Tibetan and Chinese people. He suggests that his dedication to this goal is so significant that if peace and amity cannot be achieved, life loses its meaningful purpose. This reflects his belief that human connections and mutual respect are fundamental to a fulfilling existence.
In practice
In a speech about international relations, to emphasize the importance of peaceful coexistence.
Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet our needs. We achieve happiness, prosperity and progress through social interaction. Therefore, having a kind and helpful attitude contributes to our own and others' happiness.
Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.
My religion is kindness. _x000D_ A good mind, a good heart, _x000D_ warm feelings these are _x000D_ the most important things.
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.
You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not give up. The same thing should be true of our marriages.
Compassion is the ability to understand how difficult it is for people to be the best of what they want to be at all times.
We all have incredible relationships to what we eat, to what we don't eat, to what we've eaten since childhood and what we were fed, to what food means to us. And so I find it a really powerful tool in storytelling and in opening people's hearts and their minds.
Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's 24, she may be lucky.
Our bodies aren't strangers,' he said, his voice ragged. 'Our spirits aren't strangers'. He held her face in his hands. 'Tell me what part of me is stranger to you and I'll destroy that part of me.' And she wept to hear his words.
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