I am a simple Buddhist monk.

I don't think human affection and compassion are just religious concerns; they're indispensable factors in our day-to-day lives.

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.

The practice of love can be expressed in one sentence: 'Do not harm others.'

Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival.