When you encounter some problems, if you point your finger at yourself and not at others, this gives you control over yourself and calmness in a situation, where otherwise self-control becomes problematic.

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

I don't think human affection and compassion are just religious concerns; they're indispensable factors in our day-to-day lives.

I am a simple Buddhist monk.

I always emphasize that it is much safer and better to keep one's own religious faith. The other major religions are thousands of years old and have long traditions.

Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.