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

For a better, happier, more stable and civilized future, each of us must develop a sincere, warm-hearted feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood.

Sometimes religion becomes yet another source for more division and even open conflict. Because of that situation, I feel the different religious traditions have a great responsibility to provide peace of mind and a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood among humanity.

When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighboring communities.

When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.

The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world.

The earth is not just our environment. The earth is our mother.