Venue: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Date: February 29, 2016

He’s considered one of the most compassionate human beings in the world, but don’t let his “kindness is my religious” ever fool you into believing he is anything but strong. The 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate is also one of the most wise and intelligent world leaders and he proves this in a recent tweet. (Yes, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet is on Twitter @DalaiLama.)

“The time has come for us to consider seriously how to change our way of life not through prayer religious teaching, but through education .” -Dalai Lama

x The time has come for us to consider seriously how to change our way of life not through prayer or religious teaching, but through education — Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) April 18, 2016

Here is the YouTube video (via the DalaiLama.com) showing part of his speech at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota on February 29, 2016. In the short clip, Dalai Lama’s English is broken, but his message has the capacity to repair humanity.

x YouTube Video

Dalai Lama talks about how change starts with each of us—as individuals. And it takes work. It takes action. We must help humanity become a compassionate humanity by setting an example which ultimately leads to the education of others. Here are some excerpts from the video:

“I dedicated all my life until my death…I said try to make little contribution as much as I can.” ​ “We have to work. Change starts from individuals.” “Firstly we are individuals. We should practice these things, then make an example to others. Then, more and more people will share your experience. From one person, at least there are family members and friends. Then ten people. These ten people share with their friends. That means a hundred people. A hundred people.. the same way. Then thousands of people, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million, a hundred million...”