Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace.

The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion.

If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation

I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.

I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.