As for my own religious practice, I try to live my life pursuing what I call the Bodhisattva ideal. According to Buddhist thought, a Bodhisattva is someone on the path to Buddha hood to dedicates themselves entirely to helping all other sentient beings towards release from suffering. The word Bodhisattva can best be understood by translating the Bodhi and Sativa separately: Bodhi means the understanding or wisdom of the ultimate nature of reality, and a Sativa is someone who is motivated by universal compassion. The Bodhisattva ideal is thus the aspiration to practice infinite compassion with infinite wisdom. Releasing sentient beings from suffering.

Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama