So Our Future Is In Our Own

To Defy The Authority Of Empirical Evidence Is To Disqualify Oneself As Someone Worthy Of Critical Engagement In A Dialogue.

Spirit Is A Land Of High White Peaks And Glittering Jewel-like Lakes And Flowers. Life Is Sparse And Sounds Travel Great Distances.

If I Say, "i Am A Monk." Or "i Am A Buddhist," These Are, In Comparison To My Nature As A Human Being, Temporary. To Be Human Is Basic.

In Twenty Years' Time I'll Be Eighty-three, Just An Old Man With A Stick Moving Like A Sloth Bear. While I'm Alive, I Am Fully Committed To Autonomy, And I Am The Person Who Can Persuade The Tibetan People To Accept It.

The Past Is Past, And The Future Is Yet To Come. That Means The Future Is In Your Hands - The Future Entirely Depends On The Present. That Realization Gives You A Great Responsibility.