Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress and behavior, there is no significant division between us and other people. It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same.

We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind.

There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas .

It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds.

Gratitude is something you show in relation to others.