The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness, and general creativity.
I got that idea from being in India. I always like the chanting.
Chanting is a simple practice. When you notice you are thinking about something else during the chant, let go of the thought and come back home, to the chant, to that place where we are expressing our inner purity.
You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.
Everyone has their own mantra.
As the spiritual leader of six million people, the Dalai Lama can be credited with a significant renunciation of the authority of tradition - of the conventional politics of national self-interest as well as of religion.
I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.
The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.
A western audience might not appreciate 'Chanakya's Chant' because of its dependence on history and ancient statecraft. My book is a modern-day thriller that draws on a bedrock of history. My primary object is to entertain, not educate.
Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.