- Leader | July 6, 1935 -
I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.
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I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.
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Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.
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Religion, any religion, no matter what sort of wonderful religion, never be universal. So now education is universal, so we have to sort of find ways and means through education system, from kindergarten up to university level, to make awareness these good things, the values, inner values.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
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I have no trouble sleeping.
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It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.
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In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.
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