did everything I could in my life to be immune to hatred, because hatred is a cancer.

Tibet, why is it occupied? For political reasons maybe they have a reason. I don't know. But religiously, why? The fact that the religious community is being oppressed and persecuted is something that every single person in the world who has any religious faith and religious feeling for - for people who have faith should speak up.

For me democracy is the only way of life. The opposite is dictatorship or anarchy.

I'm not a political person. I usually beware of political persons. I know many, but I'm not one of them. I have no political ambitions.

Life is really fascinated only by death. It vibrates only when it comes in contact with death.

Take the story of Cain and Abel. Why were we given that story? Scientifically, you may have an explanation for it, but I'm not approaching it from the scientific point of view. I'm saying: Why do we need that? It's a sordid story, a depressing story, a dark story. Why should I believe that I'm a descendant of either Cain or Abel? Thank God there is a third son! [Genesis 4:25]

Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.