The essence of any religion is good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion.

We have to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us.

I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.

You use force, you create fear. Fear destroys trust. Trust is the basis of harmony. The hardliner believes harmony and unity can be brought by force. That's totally unscientific, totally wrong.

On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing.

Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer.

Under no circumstances should you lose hope.