It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

My overriding belief is that it is always possible for criminals to improve and that by its very finality the death penalty contradicts this.

Without changing one's self, without peace in one's self, world peace is not possible.

Sectarian feelings and criticism of other teachings or other sects is very bad, poisonous, and should be avoided.

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

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend your cherishing to them anyway.