It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

Today we understand that the future of humanity very much depends on our planet, and that the future of the planet very much depends on humanity.

I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

Physically you are a human being, but mentally you are incomplete. Given that we have this physical human form, we must safeguard our mental capacity for judgment. For that, we cannot take out insurance; the insurance company is within: self-discipline, self-awareness, and a clear realization of the disadvantages of anger and the positive effects of kindness.

World peace must develop from inner peace.

If there's good, strong evidence from science that such and such is the case and this is contrary to Buddhism, then we will change.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.