Dalai Lama

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that’s important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples my philosophy is kindness.