Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer.

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.

To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective.

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.