India ? The Dalai Lama is warning Tibetan exiles of possible failure within the next two decades if leaders are not prudent in their plans.

The Tibetan spiritual leader says, “the next twenty years, if we are not careful, if we are not prudent in our plans there is a great danger. It could lead to the danger of failure.”

The Dalai Lama spoke today to more than 500 delegates gathered in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala for a rare meeting of Tibetan exiles.

He appeared to be speaking about the larger Tibetan cause, which many exile leaders believe is at a crossroads. The meeting’s delegates have reaffirmed support for the Dalai Lama’s “middle path” of measured compromise to gain autonomy for the Himalayan region. But the group also said it is time to end talks with China.