We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the views of non-believers in an unbiased way. Secular ethics rooted in scientific findings, common experience and common sense can easily be introduced into the secular education system. If we can do that there is a real prospect of making this 21st century an era of peace and compassion.

It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.

Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and look back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

Even within one person, yesterday and today, there are differences. We must look at a deeper level.

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.

Happiness can be achieved through training the mind.