Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Real power has to do with one's ability to influence the hearts and minds of others.

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

A positive future cannot emerge from the mind of anger of despair

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it.

Without mutual tolerance emerging as the foundation, terrible situations like those of Tibet and Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Rwanda, can never be effectively improved.