To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.

Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.

There is competition, but it is used in a good way. It is positive to want to go first, provided the intention is to pave the way for others, make their path more easy, help them, or show the way. Competition is negative when we wish to defeat others, to bring them down in order to lift ourselves up.

One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.

When you are warm-hearted, there is no room for anger, jealousy or insecurity.

Buddha was speaking about reality. Reality may be one, in its deepest essence, but Buddha also stated that all propositions about reality are only contingent. Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness." Therefore, Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism.

True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.