We are all, by nature, clearly oriented toward the basic human values of love and compassion. We all prefer the love of others to their hatred. We all prefer others’ generosity to meanness. And who is there among us who does not prefer tolerance, respect and forgiveness of our failings to bigotry, disrespect, and resentment?

Laughing in full abandonment is very good for your health.

In our own case, we don't consider the loss of a monastery or a monument the end of our entire way of life. If one monastery is destroyed, sometimes it happens.

Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized.

I one individual human being. One of the seven billion human being. I believe each of us, our future depends on the rest of humanity.

To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.