The Dalai Lama is a Monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" School of Tibetan Buddhism

The Dalai Lama/ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ (US), /ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ (UK) is a monk of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa.

Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1935 and recognised as the reincarnation of Thubten Gyatso at a young age. His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, was born Lhamo Dhondrub on July 6 1935 to a peasant family in the province of Amdo, in a village called Takster in northeastern Tibet.

Awareness of Feelings ~ 14th Dalai Lama "That which is seen and that which is touched are of a dream-like and illusion-like nature. Because feeling arises together with the mind, it is not [ultimately] perceived." ~Shantideva There is nothing whatever that has a true mode of existence. Nevertheless, this does not suggest that a person who experiences feelings and the feelings themselves — pleasant and unpleasant — are utterly non-existent. They do exist…

It is not enough simply to wish that love and compassion grow within us. We need a sustained effort to cultivate such positive qualities.

While material development contributes to physical comfort, mental comfort depends on compassion, which expresses itself as nonviolence.

Scientists have concluded that basic human nature is compassionate. This is a sign of hope. If it was otherwise and it was human nature to be angry, things would be hopeless. What’s important is that while we’re alive we shouldn’t create trouble, but, recognising how other people are human like us, should cultivate concern for their wellbeing. If we can do that there’ll be no basis for cheating, bullying or killing.

Developing compassion for others brings inner strength contributing to our own inner peace. This automatically reduces fear. This is important because fear and stress can lead to frustration, which in turn can lead to anger and violence. It’s not enough to say that violence is destructive; to prevent it we must address its causes, which very often are fear and anger

The aim of spiritual practice is to transform and perfect our motivation and mental disposition, so we can become better human beings.