Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.

My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart'.

Some people, sweet and attractive, and strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters in disguise teaching us about impermanence.

While it is all very well to distinguish happiness that is transient from that which is lasting, between ephemeral and genuine happiness, the only happiness it is meaningful to speak of when a person is dying from thirst is access to water.

Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.

My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness.

Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.