There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same.

Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are.

All good qualities must be sown and cultivated. We can’t expect to change overnight from an ordinary person into one with high realizations.

I believe each human being has the potential to change, to transform one’s own attitude, no matter how difficult the situation.

In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.