Most Real Change Is Slow. Happiness And

To Be Kind, Honest And Have Positive Thoughts; To Forgive Those Who Harm Us And Treat Everyone As A Friend; To Help Those Who Are Suffering And Never To Consider Ourselves Superior To Anyone Else: Even If This Advice Seems Rather Simplistic, Make The Effort Of Seeing Whether By Following It You Can Find Greater Happiness.

If Each Of Us Can Learn To Relate To Each Other More Out Of Compassion, With A Sense Of Connection To Each Other And A Deep Recognition Of Our Common Humanity, And More Important, To Teach This To Our Children, I Believe That This Can Go A Long Way In Reducing Many Of The Conflicts And Problems That We See Today.

It Is Important That When Pursing Our Own Self-interest We Should Be 'wise Selfish' And Not 'foolish Selfish'. Being Foolish Selfish Means Pursuing Our Own Interests In A Narrow, Shortsighted Way. Being Wise Selfish Means Taking A Broader View And Recognizing That Our Own Long-term Individual Interest Lies In The Welfare Of Everyone. Being Wise Selfish Means Being Compassionate.

True Happiness Comes From Having A Sense Of Inner Peace And Contentment, Which In Turn Must Be Achieved By Cultivating Altruism, Love And Compassion, And By Eliminating Anger, Selfishness And Greed.

For Tibetans, The Real Strength Of Our Struggle Is Truth - Not Size, Money, Or Expertise.