
Image from our Dalai Lama 2017 wall calendar. Photograph © Kimimasa Mayama. Click image for more info.
There are many different philosophies, but what is of basic importance is compassion, love for others, concern for others’ suffering, and reduction of selfishness. I feel that compassionate thought is the most precious thing there is.
— H. H. the Dalai Lama, from Kindness, Clarity, and Insight