Human beings will continue to deceive and overpower one another. Basically, everyone exists in the very nature of suffering, so to abuse or mistreat each other is futile. The foundation of all spiritual practice is love. That you practice this well is my only request.

People assume that happiness stems from collecting things outside of yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside of yourself

All beings want to live in peace and happiness, undisturbed. Therefore the concept of human rights is universal.

I met an American lady many years ago, much distant. Then I told her about my own difficult experiences and I showed some genuine concern. She responded, "Why are you so concerned about me?" We need more patience. At a fundamental level, we are the same human brothers and sisters. Then forget it. The human mind is very strange. Like that.

We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind.

If through practice of insight you develop a sense of ease, then time has no relevance. If you're miserable, time does matter. It's so unbearable, so enormous you want to get out of it as soon as possible.

We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity.