Keith Maginn, author

The Dalai Lama seems like a very wise, kind soul. Many people who have met him often say he is quite funny, too. If he was in charge of running the world, what a much better place this would be:

“Once we have a firm practice of compassion our state of mind becomes stronger which leads to inner peace, giving rise to self-confidence, which reduces fear. This makes for constructive members of the community. Self-centeredness on the other hand leads to distance, suspicion, mistrust and loneliness, with unhappiness as the result.”