There is competition, but it is used in a good way. It is positive to want to go first, provided the intention is to pave the way for others, make their path more easy, help them, or show the way. Competition is negative when we wish to defeat others, to bring them down in order to lift ourselves up.

Many problems that confront us today are created by man, whether they are violent conflicts, destruction of the environment, poverty or hunger. These problems can be resolved thanks to human efforts by understanding that we are brother and sister and by developing this sense of closeness. We must cultivate a universal responsibility toward each other and extend it to the planet that we have to share.

Ignorance is the source of hatred, and the way to get rid of ignorance is realization.

When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product.

For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual.

The practicing of loving kindness toward one's enemy is the ultimate test of one's own spiritual attainment.

Inner values like friendship, trust, honesty and compassion are much more reliable than money - they always bring happiness and strength.