Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought — so what are you lacking? If you have will-power , then you can do anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.

Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are.

Happiness can be achieved through training the mind.

Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.

To seek solitude like a wild animal. That is my only ambition.

Happiness cannot come from hatred or anger. Nobody can say, 'Today I am happy because this morning I was angry.' On the contrary, people feel uneasy and sad and say, 'Today I am not very happy, because I lost my temper this morning.'

When seen from outer space, our beautiful blue planet has no national boundaries.