I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend [with dignity, with honor].

The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, 'Oh how useless and powerless I am.' It is essential to think strongly and forcefully, 'I can do it,' without boasting or fretting.

In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.

If you serve others as fully as you can, what you do will be a source of inner joy.

If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.

We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures.

I think when religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism - as well as Christianity and Judaism - were founded, at that time societies were generally male-dominated. So, therefore this social notion also influenced religion.