4 Tenzin Gyatso Quotes on Security

Tenzin Gyatso quotes on security

41. Our own security is enhanced when peace breaks out between warring parties in other continents. But war or peace; the destruction or the protection of nature; the violation or promotion of human rights and democratic freedoms; poverty or material well-being; the lack of moral and spiritual values or their existence and development; and the breakdown or development of human understanding, are not isolated phenomena that can be analysed and tackled independently of one another. In fact, they are very much interrelated at all levels and need to be approached with that understanding.

48. the entire Tibetan plateau would be demilitarised;

49. the manufacture, testing, and stockpiling of nuclear weapons and other armaments on the Tibetan plateau would be prohibited;

54. For the stability and peace of Asia, it is essential to create peace zones to separate the continent's biggest powers and potential adversaries.