We have made a great effort to maintain all levels of Buddhist education; it has helped us have a kind of renaissance, really.

Everything you do has some effect, some impact.

True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized.

Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice.

True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.

From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives. Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and sad if we were to spend that time aggravating the problems that afflict other people, animals, and the environment. The most important things is to be a good human being.