On those days when I can spend a few hours getting some understanding, I feel fulfilled. I feel as if I have made good use of my time.

A lot of problems we are facing, essentially, man made problem. Own creation. Not due to lack of intelligence.

I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.

What is my religion? Simple. Kindness.

Afflictive emotions - our jealousy, anger, hatred, fear - can be put to an end. When you realize that these emotions are only temporary, that they always pass on like clouds in the sky, you also realize they can ultimately be abandoned.

His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration. His experience in Poland, then a communist country, and my own difficulties with communists, gave us an immediate common ground

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.