The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.

Go at least once a year to a place you've never been before.

The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.

To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.

War is out of date, obsolete.

If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use.

The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of religiosity we normally associate with it...It is for everyone, irrespective of race, religion or any political affiliation.