its value systems--based as they are on the Buddhist tenets of loving kindness and compassion--have an innate quality of being beneficial for the whole of the world. Therefore, our struggle for truth is not only related to the benefit of the six million Tibetans, it is also closely related to our ability to provide a certain amount of benefit to the entire world. Our struggle for truth, thus, has reason behind it. If in the future the Tibetan struggle for truth is amicably and properly resolved, it will certainly help millions of people, including those in China, to discover new prospects for leading a healthier, more meaningful life, securing both mental and physical happiness.On the other hand, if Tibet were to become a society that pursues only material benefit--as a result of China's complete obliteration of Tibetan religion and culture, the very basis of which is compassion--this will, instead of benefiting the Chinese people, lead to their loss in the future.
from Tenzin Gyatso: The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama: Clarifications on H.H. the Dalai Lama's Remarks
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