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

It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

I believe that the destructive nature of society that now threatens the existence of the entire human world has much to do with human intelligence. The way to overcome all human suffering-that also is through human intelligence.

I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

Here, the certain temple rule, this seems to me to have a certain responsibility to look after the well-being of society and look after Buddhism and culture. I consider these part of the practice of spirituality. There is no competition between spiritual practice and party politics. That is outdated. We already, since 2001, have elected political position. My position is semi-retired. I am looking forward to complete retirement.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.