The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of religiosity we normally associate with it...It is for everyone, irrespective of race, religion or any political affiliation.

Don't compare me with Jesus. He is a great master, a great master.

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone.

Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them.

One country ... one ideology, one system is not sufficient. It is helpful to have a variety of different approaches ... We can then make a joint effort to solve the problems of the whole of humankind.

The key point is kindness. With kindness one will have inner peace. Through inner peace, world peace can one day be a reality.

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.