In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.

One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China's Communists.

People often expect the other person to respond first in a positive way, instead of taking the initiative to create that possibility. I feel that's wrong; it can act as a barrier that just promotes a feeling of isolation from others. To overcome feelings of isolation and loneliness, your underlying attitude makes a tremendous difference - approaching others with the thought of compassion in your mind is the best way.

We have always been a nation different from the Chinese. Long ago we fought wars with them.

If you can cultivate wholesome mental states prior to sleep and allow them to continue right into sleep without getting distracted, then sleep itself becomes wholesome.

The ultimate source of my mental happiness is my peace of mind. Nothing can destroy this except my own anger.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.