Dalai Lama: Please take action

"Dear brothers and sisters, Please take action wherever you come from. Now already in many countries there are parliamentary support groups and Tibet support groups. So, I think you should be closely in touch and mobilise more voice. (The Tibetan struggle) is entirely based on non violence and compassion. We are actually passing through a difficult period.The main reason why I came here is (to show) my respect to you all. I always consider our supporters are not pro-Tibetans but rather pro-justice and pro-nonviolence. Your support for Tibet’s cause gives encouragement and moral support. A struggle which is strictly based on non violence, like ours, should succeed.
I consider these Tibetans burning - certainly these people have courage and determination to sacrifice their own life, so they can easily harm other people - but I think these people although they practiced a little bit of violence but I think in principle they still practice non violence. Now, things are serious. Whether Chinese government agrees or not, there are problems and these problems are neither good for Tibetans or for the people of China. So, therefore we have to find a solution based on mutual understanding and mutual respect between Han brothers sisters and Tibetan brothers and sisters, the use force will never get satisfactory results. The Chinese government is very powerful militarily but just relying on using force will not solve the problems. It creates more problems, more resentment."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged the group of around 200 people from 43 nations at the Second Special International Tibet Support Groups Meeting aimed at “exploring ways to press the Chinese government to end its repressive policies” in Tibet at Dharamsala.