Peace and the survival of life on earth as we know it are threatened by human activities which lack a commitment to humanitarian values. Destruction of nature and nature's resources result from ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the earth's living things.

It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal.

We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal.

I do not see any reason why animals should be slaughtered to serve as human diet when there are so many substitutes. After all, man can live without meat.

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.