As human beings, we are only able to survive in dependence upon the co-operation, help and kindness of other fellow humans.

It's unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved only on the basis of prayer; what we need is to take action.

A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.

I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul.

We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the views of non-believers in an unbiased way. Secular ethics rooted in scientific findings, common experience and common sense can easily be introduced into the secular education system. If we can do that there is a real prospect of making this 21st century an era of peace and compassion.

Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness."

The way of presentation is different according to each religion. In theistic religions like Buddhism, Buddhist values are incorporated. In nontheistic religions, like some types of ancient Indian thought, the law of karma applies. If you do something good, you get a good result. Now, what we need is a way to educate nonbelievers. These nonbelievers may be critical of all religions, but they should be decent at heart.