Every human action, whether it has become positive or negative, must depend on motivation.

Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

I appreciate any organization or individual people who sincerely make an effort to promote harmony between humanity, and particularly harmony between the various religions. I consider it very sacred work and very important work

We have made a great effort to maintain all levels of Buddhist education; it has helped us have a kind of renaissance, really.

My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart'.

There is often a big disparity between the way in which we perceive things and the way things really are.

Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs.