We cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like anger, attachment, or fear. So if we wish to die well, we must learn how to live well: Hoping for a peaceful death, we must cultivate peace in our mind, and in our way of life.

When we develop a right attitude of compassion and gratitude, we take a giant step towards solving our personal and international problems

A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation.

I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope

One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.

The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.

In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.