If we see pride among people who have no idea about Dharma, it is understandable. However, if afflictive emotions and haughtiness are present among Dharma practitioners, it is great disgrace to practice

Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony and mutual respect.

Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.

We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate-right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.