Happy birthday tenzin gyatso

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Today, July 6th, 2015, is the 80th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama; here are some his tweets that I find uplifting…

Greeting a young fan on his arrival in Inverness

We need to encourage an understanding that inner peace comes from relying on human values like, love, compassion, tolerance and honesty.

Scientists are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

With Prince Charles at Clarence House

Co-operation comes from friendship, friendship comes from trust, and trust comes from kind-heartedness.

With Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah

Compassion brings peace of mind and with it better health; so cherish compassion.

Comforting a young boy who lost his parents to the tsunami in Ishinomaki

During a visit to Rewalsar Sahib, a Sikh shrine in Tso Pema

Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our daily lives.

Greeting well-wishers waiting outside the Salzburg Arena

Success can’t be measured by how much money you have, but by whether you have inner peace in your heart.

Joking with members of the voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a on Oahu, Hawaii

One way to ensure everyone’s peace and happiness is to cultivate a healthy respect for the diversity of other peoples and cultures.

Meeting his old friend Vaclav Havel

The real source of inner strength and self-confidence is warm-heartedness.

With Aung San Suu Kyi

By implementing the practice of love and compassion, we will naturally live a non-violent way of life.