"Even from the most rigorous scientific perspective, unselfishness and concern for others are not only in our own interests but also, in a sense, inn… - Tenzin Gyatso

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

Non-violence means dialogue, using our language, the human language. Dialogue means compromise; respecting each other’s rights; in the spirit of reconciliation there is a real solution to conflict and disagreement. There is no hundred percent winner, no hundred percent loser — not that way but half-and-half. That is the practical way, the only way.

Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.