But when it comes to democratic political parties, I prefer that monks and nuns not join them - in order to ensure proper democratic practice.
Compassion is the radicalism of our time.
...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.
On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing.
To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.
I think in many ways narrow minded-attitudes lead to extreme thinking.