Action for Happiness encourages each of us to live more compassionately and put the happiness of others at the centre of our lives. This is the path to lasting peace and happiness

Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic of passive resistance. And thirdly, in reality, violence is not our strength.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing.

We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds.

There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings.

By developing a sense of concern for others' well-being, then no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep inner peace.