Self-overcoming is demanded, not on account of any useful consequences it may have for the individual, but so that hegemony of custom and tradition shall be made evident.

We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam in the history we make today.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

Domains like Trade, Technology, Tourism, Talent and Tradition have the power to redefine existing paradigms.

If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.