At the beginning of this century, people never questioned the effectiveness of war, never thought there could be real peace. Now, people are tired of war and see it as ineffective in solving anything.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

As human beings, we are only able to survive in dependence upon the co-operation, help and kindness of other fellow humans.

I always emphasize that it is much safer and better to keep one's own religious faith. The other major religions are thousands of years old and have long traditions.

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

The way of presentation is different according to each religion. In theistic religions like Buddhism, Buddhist values are incorporated. In nontheistic religions, like some types of ancient Indian thought, the law of karma applies. If you do something good, you get a good result. Now, what we need is a way to educate nonbelievers. These nonbelievers may be critical of all religions, but they should be decent at heart.