To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice.

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

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

Only through the development of mutual respect, and in a spirit of truth, can friendship come about. By these means it is possible to move human minds, but never by force.