Because of the great differences in our ways of thinking, it is inevitable that we have different religions and faiths. Each has its own beauty. And it is much better that we live together on the basis of mutual respect and mutual admiration.

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

In the past, the respect people had for religion meant that ethical practice was maintained through a majority following one religion or another. But this is no longer the case. We must therefore find some other way of establishing basic ethical principles.

If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.

I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul.

By far the single greatest danger facing humankind - in fact, all living beings on our planet - is the threat of nuclear destruction.