It's unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved only on the basis of prayer; what we need is to take action.

I have three commitments. Number one commitment is promotion of human value. Number two commitment is promotion of race harmony. Number three commitment is about Tibet. My retirement is the third commitment. The previous two commitments, to my death, I have committed.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

I always have the feeling that I'm just another human being.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

Our prime purpose in life is to serve others.

One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment.