I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.

The enemy is the necessary condition for practicing patience.

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures.

I really do not want to carry some kind of party function.

In spiritual growth, it is important to avoid imbalances between academic or intellectual learning and practical implementation. Otherwise there is a danger that too much intellectualiza tion will kill the more contemplative practices and too much emphasis on practical implementation without study will kill the understanding. There has got to be a balance.

If you utilize obstacles properly, then they strengthen your courage, and they also give you more intelligence, more wisdom.