Some people, sweet and attractive, and strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters in disguise teaching us about impermanence.

I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!

We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.

I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

Wealth is not necessarily a bad thing when it has been earned in an honest manner and neither other individuals nor the environment suffered for it.

A balanced and skillful approach to life, taking care to avoid extremes, becomes a very important factor in conducting one's everyday existence.

We cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like anger, attachment, or fear. So if we wish to die well, we must learn how to live well: Hoping for a peaceful death, we must cultivate peace in our mind, and in our way of life.