If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness?

Study how a society uses its land, and you can come to pretty reliable conclusions as to what its future will be.

From a Buddhist point of view, this is standing the truth on its head by considering goods as more important than people and consumption as more important than creative activity. It means shifting the emphasis from the worker to the product of work, that is, from the human to the sub-human, surrender to the forces of evil.

There is incredible generosity in the potentialities of Nature. We only have to discover how to utilize them.

At present, there can be little doubt that the whole of mankind is in mortal danger, not because we are short of scientific and technological know-how, but because we tend to use it destructively, without wisdom. More education can help us only if produces more wisdom.

There are poor societies which have too little; but where is the rich society that says: 'Halt! We have enough'? There is none.

An entirely new system of thought is needed, a system based on attention to people, and not primarily attention to goods. . . .