Attention-yes! That's present! And present, you see, makes past and future.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

Nothing comes into being without a cause and when all the conditions are created, there is nothing that can prevent the consequence.

If you focus only on yourself and neglect others, you will lose; but you will gain if you value others as much as you cherish yourself.

True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.

By far the single greatest danger facing humankind - in fact, all living beings on our planet - is the threat of nuclear destruction.

My call for a spiritual revolution is not a call for a religious revolution. Nor is it a reference to a way of life that is somehow otherworldly, still less to something magical or mysterious. Rather it is a call for a radical reorientation away from our habitual preoccupation with self. It is a call to turn toward the wider community of beings with whom we are connected, and for conduct which recognizes others' interests alongside our own.