All good qualities must be sown and cultivated. We can’t expect to change overnight from an ordinary person into one with high realizations.

Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.

Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.

For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.

There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions, because there is such a large variety of dispositions. I believe that each individual should embark upon a spiritual path that is best suited to his or her mental disposition, natural inclination, temperament, belief, family and cultural background.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.