A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.

We are all, by nature, clearly oriented toward the basic human values of love and compassion. We all prefer the love of others to their hatred. We all prefer others’ generosity to meanness. And who is there among us who does not prefer tolerance, respect and forgiveness of our failings to bigotry, disrespect, and resentment?

It is a wonderful thing if one can use one's place of work as a place of spiritual practice as well.

Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy.

The proper way to create friends is to have a warm heart, not simply money or power. The friend of power and the friend of money are something different.

Today, due to the massive Chinese population transfer, the nation of Tibet truly faces the threat of extinction, along with its unique cultural heritage of Buddhist spirituality.

Have no discrepancy between what you say, what you are and what you do.