Life is only available in the present moment.

There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.

As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that suffering is pervasive. Jesus must have had the same kind of insight, because they both made every effort to offer a way out. We, too, must learn to live in ways that reduce the world's suffering.

Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself

Whenever anger comes up, take out a mirror and look at yourself. When you are angry, you are not very beautiful.

When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling each other about our own suffering, without blame or condemnation. It takes maybe one, two, three weeks to do that. And if communication and understanding are possible, negotiation will be easier. So if I am to organize a peace negotiation, I will organize it in that way.

When you drop bombs on the enemy, you drop those same bombs on yourself, your own country.