If The Dalai Lama Joins One Party,

It Is Not Enough To Belong To A Religion. You Also Have To Put It Into Practice. Religion Is Like Medicine. You Have To Ingest It To Combat The Illness.

If You Want Others To Be Happy, Practice Compassion. If You Want To Be Happy, Practice Compassion.

The Problem Isn't Materialism As Such. Rather It Is The Underlying Assumption That Full Satisfaction Can Arise From Gratifying The Senses Alone. Unlike Animals Whose Quest For Happiness Is Restricted To Survival And To The Immediate Gratification Of Sensory Desires, We Human Beings Have The Capacity To Experience Happiness At A Deeper Level Which, When Achieved, Can Overwhelm Unhappy Experiences.

I Don't Want To Convert People To Buddhism - All Major Religions, When Understood Properly, Have The Same Potential For Good.

In Some Places, There's The Concept Of One Religion, One Truth. In The Muslim World, There's The Notion Of Allah. The Western, Multireligious Modern Society Is Some Kind Of A Challenge To This. These, I Feel, Are The Main Causes [for Terrorism], And, When Combined With Lots Of Anger And Frustration, Cause A Huge Amount Of Hate.