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

The real enemy of happiness is the mind's fixations and delusions... If you have the right mind, you can overcome anything - you can be happy, no matter what.

Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress and behavior, there is no significant division between us and other people. It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same.

Unlike physical progress, which is subject to natural restrictions, the qualities of the mind can be developed limitlessly.

If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.

Without religion, also there is a way, it could be this way, through education, through scientific findings, then you get conviction. Not necessarily really love other, but for their own interest they are showing love, compassion to other like that.

We can only transform humanity and create a happier more compassionate world through education.