Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity.

Under no circumstances should you lose hope.

Anger is the ultimate troublemaker. I feel you can express a strong disapproval or dislike of an object without losing your temper.

Today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live.

You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.

Only through kindness and love can peace of mind be achieved.

To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.