Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people.

Maybe we have enough technology to save the planet but it is not enough because the people are not ready.

Even if we cannot be completely non-voilent, by being vegetarian we are going in the direction of non-voilence

No single tradition monopolizes the truth. We must glean the best values of all traditions and work together to remove the tensions between traditions in order to give peace a chance.

Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.

When you love someone, the best you can offer is your presence.

If we take something to be the truth, we may cling to it so much that when the truth comes and knocks on our door, we won't want to let it in.