By meditating on affectionate love and wishing love for just one moment we accumulate greater merit than we would by giving food three times every day to all those who are hungry in the world.

The solution to all the problems of daily life is to cherish others.

Today we can see many different forms of Buddhism, such as Zen and Theravada Buddhism. All these different aspects are practices of Buddha's teachings, and all are equally precious; they are just different presentations.

When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively deeper levels of inner peace, we will develop tremendous enthusiasm to practice

We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.

Developing compassion and wisdom and helping those in need is the true meaning of life.

Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions.