Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart.

It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts.

The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony and mutual respect.

If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it.

When we face problems or disagreements today, we have to arrive at solutions through dialogue. Dialogue is the only appropriate method. One-sided victory is no longer acceptable. We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others.

Whether it is under the guise of survival and self-defence or directly expressed through dominion and greed, the failure to recognize the common humanity shared by us all lies at the heart of our difficulties. To overcome it, we should begin to develop, from the level of the individual through that of society to the world at large, what I call a sense of universal responsibility; a deep respect for every living being who lives on this one small planet and calls it home.

To seek solitude like a wild animal. That is my only ambition.