Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

In pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people like you run around on the loose!

There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings.

We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.

The future will be in the hands of those of you who belong to the 21st century. You have the opportunity and responsibility to build a better humanity. This means developing warm-heartednes s in this very life, here and now. So, do whatever work you do, but ask yourselves now and then, 'How can I contribute to human beings being happier and more peaceful?'

Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.