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

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

It's best not to get too excited or too depressed by the ups and downs of life.

I believe the ultimate aim of all human beings is to obtain happiness and a sense of fulfillment... I have always stressed the importance of combining both the mental and material approach to achieving happiness for humankind.

I think every human being, born from mother, and at least the next few years, you see, received immense affection from our mother. So the child's first experience in this lifetime at the beginning, I think that immense affection from other is in our blood. So therefore, the whole rest of life, other people show you smile, genuine sort of closeness feeling. You feel happy. Even animals also like that.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

If through practice of insight you develop a sense of ease, then time has no relevance. If you're miserable, time does matter. It's so unbearable, so enormous you want to get out of it as soon as possible.