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  1. The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness. 2:35 AM May 23rd via web
  2. HHDL greeting well-wishers waiting outside the Salzburg Arena before his talk in Salzburg, Austria, on May 21st. twitpic.com/9nxxci 2:46 AM May 22nd via Twitpic
  3. Genuine friendship depends on genuine affection and taking a sense of responsibility for each other. 2:32 AM May 21st via web
  4. HHDL will speak at the European Solidarity Rally for Tibet in Vienna, Austria, on May 26th. europefortibet.com 2:34 AM May 19th via web
  5. Human values like democracy, freedom of speech and freedom of the individual, these are changes whose momentum cannot be stopped. 2:31 AM May 18th via web
  6. HHDL on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight originally broadcast on April 25, 2012. youtu.be/iwddg-Mh9S0 2:45 AM May 17th via web
  7. The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. 2:32 AM May 16th via web
  8. Dr. John M. Templeton Jr. presents the 2012 Templeton Prize to HHDL at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 14th. twitpic.com/9laa4u 2:40 AM May 15th via Twitpic
  9. Unlike the body, when it comes to training the mind, there is no limit to how far we can go. 2:24 AM May 14th via web
  10. Live Webcast: 2012 Templeton Prize will be awarded to HHDL at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, UK, on May 14 templetonprize.org #TempPrize 1:53 AM May 12th via web
  11. Patience guards us against losing our presence of mind so we can remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. 2:21 AM May 11th via web
  12. Actively promoting the positive inner qualities of the human heart will be appreciated by all. 3:14 AM May 9th via web
  13. Once you realize that compassion is useful, that it is something really worthwhile, you immediately develop a willingness to cultivate it. 2:36 AM May 7th via web
  14. Even our personal virtues, such as patience and our sense of ethics, are all developed in dependence upon others. 2:27 AM May 2nd via web
  15. Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind – compassion opens it. 2:27 AM Apr 30th via web
  16. Whenever I meet someone I try to look for their positive qualities, which immediately gives me a feeling of connectedness with them. 2:25 AM Apr 27th via web
  17. Just as we need good physical health we also need strength of mind to ensure our well-being; and we develop it by cultivating ethics. 3:00 AM Apr 26th via web
  18. As individuals and nations become increasingly interdependent, we have no choice but to develop a sense of universal responsibility. 2:27 AM Apr 23rd via web
  19. Live Webcasts with HHDL from the Mayo Clinic and 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on April 23-25, 2012. dalailama.com/liveweb 3:13 AM Apr 22nd via web
  20. Video of HHDL’s interview for KPBS in San Diego, California, recorded on April 19th, 2012. youtu.be/n69BPktbYlw 4:04 AM Apr 21st via web
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