His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the exiled leader of the Tibetan people. He is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of numerous international bestsellers.

'Genuine compassion is based on a clear acceptance or recognition that others, like oneself, want happiness and have the right to overcome suffering. On that basis one develops concern about the welfare of others, irrespective of one's attitude to oneself. That is compassion.'The Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the exiled leader of the Tibetan people. He is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of numerous international bestsellers.

'Genuine compassion is based on a clear acceptance or recognition that others, like oneself, want happiness and have the right to overcome suffering. On that basis one develops concern about the welfare of others, irrespective of one's attitude to oneself. That is compassion.'The Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the exiled leader of the Tibetan people. He is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of numerous international bestsellers.

'Genuine compassion is based on a clear acceptance or recognition that others, like oneself, want happiness and have the right to overcome suffering. On that basis one develops concern about the welfare of others, irrespective of one's attitude to oneself. That is compassion.'The Dalai Lama