Three Main Commitments in Life
Firstly,
on the level of a human being, His Holiness’ first commitment is the promotion of human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. All human beings are the same. We all want
happiness and do not want suffering. Even
people who do not believe in religion recognize the importance of these human values in making their life happier. His Holiness refers to these human values as secular
ethics. He remains committed to talk about the importance of these human values and share them with everyone he meets.
Secondly,
on the level of a religious practitioner, His Holiness’ second commitment is the promotion of religious
harmony and understanding among the world’s major religious traditions. Despite philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings. It is therefore important for all religious traditions to respect
one another and recognize the value of each other’s respective traditions. As far as one truth, one religion is concerned, this is
relevant on an individual
level. However, for the community at large, several truths, several religions are necessary.
Thirdly, His Holiness is a Tibetan and carries the
name of the ‘
Dalai Lama’. Tibetans
place their trust in him. Therefore, his third commitment is to the Tibetan issue. His Holiness has a responsibility to act as the
free spokesperson of the Tibetans in their struggle for
justice. As far as this third commitment is concerned, it will cease to exist once a mutually beneficial solution is reached between the Tibetans and Chinese.
However, His Holiness will
carry on with the first two commitments till his last breath.