One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China's Communists.

It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart.

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to be happy increases your humanity. As you become less attached to the world, you become more humane. As the very purpose of spiritual practice is to help others, you must remain in society.

I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute.