If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.

True love should be transformative; a process that amplifies our capacity to cherish not just one person but all people. It can make us stronger, lift us higher and deepen us as individuals. Only to the extent that we polish ourselves now can we hope to develop wonderful bonds of the heart in the future.

The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various causes and conditions.

Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.