I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.

Don't compare me with Jesus. He is a great master, a great master.

A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically.

If you have a great deal of knowledge, but you're governed by negative emotions, then you tend to use your knowledge in negative ways. Therefore, while you are learning, don't forget the importance of warmheartedness.

Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come.

The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. Despite all of the things that differentiate us - race, language, religion, gender, wealth and so on - we are all equal concerning our fundamental humanity.

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist; it's absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart - then no problem.