When you talk you are only repeating something you already know. But, if you listen you may learn something new.

We consider that the lives of all beings are just as precious as our own, and through this we develop a sense of concern for others.

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

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

A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.

We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need.

For the moment a lot of attention is given to economic concerns, and these problems at hand easily eclipse all others. But the remedies proposed for these problems all come out of outmoded ways of thinking... The remedy? Compassion. The logical feeling that we find in ourselves if we search deeply enough that has to be exercised toward all other living creatures.