Try to improve. Don't expect too much, but don't feel discouraged either; keep up your enthusiasm; you will make progress.

As our own peace of mind grows, so the atmosphere around us becomes more peaceful.

The Buddha gave equal opportunities to women. But we, even as followers of Buddha, neglected that.

Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.

We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds.

Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties; the survival of humanity will be endangered.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.