The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet.

Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.

Peace in the world depends on peace in the hearts of individuals; this depends on each of us practising ethics by disciplining our negative thoughts and emotions, and developing basic spiritual qualities.

Unlike an external enemy, the inner enemy cannot regroup and launch a comeback once it has been destroyed from within.

Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.

As far as social-economic theory is concerned, I am still a Marxist