Meditation is valuable for all of humanity because it involves looking inward. People don't have to be religious to look inside themselves more carefully. It is constructive and worthwhile to analyze our emotions, including compassion and our sense of caring, so that we can become more calm and happy.

For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

Our attitude towards suffering becomes very important because it can affect how we cope with suffering when it arises.

Today we understand that the future of humanity very much depends on our planet, and that the future of the planet very much depends on humanity.

Meditation may also be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones.

The world has also learned that economic growth, by itself, cannot close the gap between rich and poor.