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Thank You Message

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Thank you for your warm greetings on my 90th birthday. I very much appreciate your kind gesture.

The 90th birthday is conventionally considered an important milestone in one’s life. I have dedicated myself to spreading the message of compassion and kindness, which I believe is the basis for peace and happiness in this world, and will continue doing so.

As I often tell my friends and well-wishers, I would request you to join me in this effort, to be warm-hearted and to lead a meaningful life in the service of others; that will be the best birthday gift to me.

I feel my life has been of some benefit to people across the world, and I dedicate the rest of my time to the service of others.

Thank you and with my good wishes,

Dalai Lama

10 July 2025

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Permalink Reply by Eva Libre on Saturday

I am posting this comment here because it speaks for many of us.

Heidy Müller Bunge

Dear H.H. Dalai Lama, you have taught us tirelessly until today. Now it is up to us to carry on your legacy. With peace, kindness, devotion, and love. You are an endless inspiration to me. On the one hand, because you had to leave your country to serve humanity, which impresses me just as deeply as living with the heavy burden that, because of your office, your incarnation, people are still being tortured today. For this, I dedicate every day to giving my best. Because your burden seems unbearable to me, and yet you uphold your values and stay the course. I bow deeply before you. Protection and blessings. Heidy