It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion.

When I talk to a few thousand people, I just feel I am talking to an old friend. Like that. I never felt some kind of distance, so therefore, I feel one source of happiness. In that kind of atmosphere, my experience seems some benefit to some people.

We may now have reached a point where this gap in our make-up has become unsustainable; partly because what in the past would have counted as material plenty has become the norm for the majority in much of the world; and partly because the slow retreat of religion that coincided with the spread of a capitalist economy has left a gaping hole in millions of people's lives. (Geoff Mulgan)

If you utilize obstacles properly, then they strengthen your courage, and they also give you more intelligence, more wisdom.

When you hate someone intensely, 80% of what you think is delusion.

If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.

Many problems that confront us today are created by man, whether they are violent conflicts, destruction of the environment, poverty or hunger. These problems can be resolved thanks to human efforts by understanding that we are brother and sister and by developing this sense of closeness. We must cultivate a universal responsibility toward each other and extend it to the planet that we have to share.