Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.

The nectar of compassion is so wonderful. If you are committed to keeping it alive, then you are protected. What the other person says will not touch off the anger and irritation in you, because compassion is the real antidote to anger. Nothing can heal anger except compassion. That is why the practice of compassion is a very wonderful practice.

Freedom from suffering is a great happiness.

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.