The Dalai Lama addressed an audience of 16,000 Vancouver teens on Tuesday with a simple message: compassion, or warm heartedness, is the only way achieve a safe, peaceful, happy world.

He also made mention of an often overlooked truth about compassion:  compassion doesn't mean being a lame duck but maintaining a basic level of respect towards even those who challenge you.

To watch a video exerpt from the event:  Click Here