...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.

Anger, jealousy, impatience, and hatred are the real troublemakers, with them problems cannot be solved.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

Your motivation should be sincere and your life should be of benefit to some people. That is the main thing. Don't care after my death.

Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic of passive resistance. And thirdly, in reality, violence is not our strength.

Forgiveness is the most effective way of dealing with arguments; altruism and forgiveness bring humanity together so that no conflict, however serious, will go beyond the bounds of what is truly human.

If a harmonious relationship is established amongst societies and religious beliefs in today's multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural world, then it will surely set a very good example for others.