Without inner peace it is impossible to have world peace.

By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them.

What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to.

If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it.

I'm nothing special, just an ordinary human being. That's why I always describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk.

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.