Dalai Lama XIV vs. Hermann Hesse
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Dalai Lama XIV
1935 – present
The 14th Dalai Lama is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. He served as the resident spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet before 1959 and subsequently led the Tibetan government in exile represented by the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India.
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."
Hermann Hesse
1861 – 1948
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist, poet, and painter best known for works such as Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 and is celebrated for exploring spirituality and self-discovery in his fiction.
"If I know what love is, it is because of you."