Genuine peace is based on inner peace, because you cannot build peace on the basis of anger

All sentient beings have the seed of the Buddha within them.

There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

When we are angry we are blind to reality. Anger may bring us a temporary burst of energy, but that energy is blind and it blocks the part of our brain that distinguishes right from wrong. To deal with our problems, we need to be practical and realistic. If we are to be realistic, we need to use our human intelligence properly, which means we need a calm mind.

There is a common perception that compassion is, if not actually an impediment, at least irrelevant to professional life. Personally, I would argue that not only is it relevant, but that when compassion is lacking, our activities are in danger of becoming destructive. This is because when we ignore the question of the impact our actions have on others' well-being, inevitably we end up hurting them.

The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.

Be gentle with the earth.