Love and compassion are the pillars of world peace.

Values are related to our emotions, just as we practice physical hygiene to preserve our physical health, we need to observe emotional hygiene to preserve a healthy mind and attitudes.

There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion.

Rulers come and go. It's the people who are the real rulers of the country.

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness.

Developing inner values is much like physical exercise. The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The difference is that, unlike the body, when it comes to training the mind, there is no limit to how far we can go.

If I had not been a monk, I would have become an engineer.