As far as social-economic theory is concerned, I am still a Marxist

Ultimately, the human being is in the mercy of nature.

I consider myself to be just one among 7 billion human beings. If I were to think of myself as different from others, or as something special, it would create a barrier between us. What makes us the same is that we all want to lead happy lives and gather friends around us. And friendship is based on trust, honesty and openness.

Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life

Someone else's action should not determine your response.

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail.