I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.

If we had to accept the idea of an independent creator, the explanations given in [several Buddhist texts] which completely refutes the existence per se of all phenomena, would be negated.

The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.

A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.

You must not procrastinate. Rather, you should make preparations so that even if you did die tonight, you would have no regrets. If you develop an appreciation for the uncertainty and imminence of death, your sense of the importance of using your time wisely will get stronger and stronger.

The ultimate source of my mental happiness is my peace of mind. Nothing can destroy this except my own anger.

The invitation come from some institution who really involving so-called my own profession, these fields. And then different universities or education sort of institution, I feel that is the place where the awareness of these things to start and to spread a more human community. So then on that level, yes, I have some obligation.