The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The Buddha gave equal opportunities to women. But we, even as followers of Buddha, neglected that.

You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are never going to die, and then die having never really lived.

Without mutual tolerance emerging as the foundation, terrible situations like those of Tibet and Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Rwanda, can never be effectively improved.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

Forgiveness doesn't mean forget what happened. If something is serious and it is necessary to take counter-measures, you have to take counter-measures.

Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective.