• One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. >From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

    Dalai Lama: One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about 
 it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth 
 every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. 
 Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. 
 >From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. 
 Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the 
 greatest degree of happiness.
    His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.270, Penguin Books India