Miami , Florida , ( CNN ) -- The Dalai Lama would like to retire . `` I 'm also a human being . ... Retirement is also my right , '' the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet told CNN 's Hala Gorani in Miami , Florida , this week . Without saying exactly when , he said , `` Sooner or later , I have to go . I 'm over 75 , so next 10 years , next 20 years , one day I will go . '' The Dalai Lama also said he supports recent protests in Tibet , where students marched in opposition to government plans to teach university classes in Mandarin Chinese , instead of the traditional Tibetan language . `` My real boss is the Tibetan people inside Tibet . So now , whenever they carry some sort of movement , I have to support , '' he said . He added that as long as protests are nonviolent , they should be considered lawful and reasonable . He sees signs of change in Tibet and remains `` optimistic '' about the region 's future , he said . Also in the interview , the Dalai Lama reiterated his support for recent Nobel Peace Prize winner , Liu Xiaobo , imprisoned in China . He said he joined a group of Nobel laureates , including South Africa 's Archbishop Desmond Tutu , who have called on Chinese authorities to release Liu . The Dalai Lama said he is not bothered if world leaders do not want to meet with him so as not to anger China . `` It does n't matter , '' he said . `` If they find it a little bit inconvenient , then of course , it 's absolutely OK. '' He said his main concern is meeting with the public to promote human values and religious harmony . Monk : How to practice compassion meditation . The internet and social media are `` extremely useful '' in engaging what he called a `` closed society '' like China , he said . The Dalai Lama is an active voice on the social media website Twitter , although he admits , `` as far as technology itself is concerned , I 'm completely ignorant . '' He said his staff tweets his thoughts for his almost 1 million followers online . The Dalai Lama is wrapping up a speaking tour of North America .
The Dalai Lama says in interview he would like to retire . Dalai Lama : `` I 'm over 75 , so next 10 years , next 20 years , one day I will go '' The Dalai Lama said he supports recent protests in Tibet . He also wants the Chinese government to allow Tibetan monks and nuns to return home from exile.