Meet hostility and suspicion with kindness. Helping others out of love is always the best option.

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

If you focus only on yourself and neglect others, you will lose; but you will gain if you value others as much as you cherish yourself.

Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

Some consider me as a living Buddha. That's nonsense. That's silly. That's wrong. If they consider me a simple Buddhist monk, however, that's probably okay.

Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.

Religion is important for humanity, but it should evolve with humanity. The first priority is to establish and develop the principle of pluralism in all religious traditions. If we, the religious leaders, cultivate a sincere pluralistic attitude, then everything will be more simple. It is good that most religious leaders are at least beginning to recognize other traditions, even though they may not approve of them. The next step is to accept that the idea of propagating religion is outdated. It no longer suits the times.