I have never been any place where I was not first invited. And upon invitation, if I feel that there is potential for making some contribution to humanity, I will comply in spite of being tired.

Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness."

Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer.

If we try to secure the well-being of others, we will, at the same time, create the conditions for our own.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope

A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness