My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it.

When our mind is calm, we’re better able to find peace of mind and live a joyful life.

Without inner peace it is impossible to have world peace.

Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.

In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.

I feel that we should not only maintain gentle, peaceful relations with our fellow human beings bur also that is very important to extend the same kind of attitude toward the natural environment.