Quotes from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

The basic principle of Maslow's theory is the satisfaction of the individual's needs, his egoistic interests. On the contrary, Buddhist philosophy states that there is no independent, permanent, and unchanging “self,” and that such statements are meaningless: “this is mine,” “I have been insulted,” “I don't earn enough money,” or “people treat me badly.” According to Buddhist philosophy, other people should satisfy the individual's needs, and vice versa. People can be happy only when they satisfy both their own needs and the needs of others.