Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.

A zero itself is nothing, but without a zero you cannot count anything; therefore, a zero is something, yet zero.

I consider myself to be just one among 7 billion human beings. If I were to think of myself as different from others, or as something special, it would create a barrier between us. What makes us the same is that we all want to lead happy lives and gather friends around us. And friendship is based on trust, honesty and openness.

When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help.

Every sort of seven billion human being have to think about the well-being of humanity.