You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.

If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change.

Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer.

We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of our families. This is how we can create a more peaceful world.

The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.

I have observed that religious practice is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness itself. I have also suggested that, whether a person practices religion or not, the spiritual qualities of love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility and so on are indispensable.

My overriding belief is that it is always possible for criminals to improve and that by its very finality the death penalty contradicts this.