Lobsang Tenzin Quotes

The best way for people to understand each other's faith is to share experiences.

Proselytism is solemn nonsense; it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us.

Sectarianism is a real problem, but it should be addressed by people engaging with each other - reconciliation.

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed.

It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being ready to listen to the other and so to grow together in mutual understanding.

You don't have to dislike people you disagree with and it doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to have bipartisan friendships in this place. Life's too short to have it any other way.

The theological contacts between Jews and Christians during much of the premodern period are best characterized as disputations. Even when not engaged in face-to-face argumentation, Jews and Christians spoke about each other in essentially disputational terms.

Intermarriage is not a calamity but an opportunity for both a Jewish and non-Jewish partner to learn.

I once more want to impress upon all Muslims that they should fully co-operate with the Government and the officials in protecting their Hindu neighbor.

Maybe you should care sometimes about what foreign people tell you…. Maybe they have fresh eyes. Maybe we can tell Americans what other Americans think who no longer speak to each other.

I fully believe that our respective religious traditions - Islam and Catholicism - have the necessary resources to overcome past and present misunderstandings and to foster mutual friendship and understanding between our peoples. I am aware, as well, that collaboration does not imply giving up our distinct religious identities, but is rather a journey toward new discoveries, growth and self-respect.

I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot.

We can and should investigate and learn from the wisdom in other religions.

I've got a lot of different religious ideas circling through my family, but the positive thing is that I was raised with a lot of openness and compassion.

There are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.

We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.

You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.

I think that rather than condemning Islam, Islam needs to be studied by those who are sincere.

I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it.

The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities.

I don't teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim.

Many of us, both Jews and Christians, want the public square to be pluralistic, which is neither partisan nor naked.

I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no return to political anti-Semitism, then this encounter, deeper than any theology, may happen.

If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.

Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.