One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment.

One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Remembering the past and giving thought to the future are important, but only to the extent that they help one deal with the present.

When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.

I am against conversion (to Buddhism). In my speech at UN, the first thing I said was that I am for conversion, but not from one organised religion to another, but from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.

Rather than converting people from one organised religion to another organised religion, we should try to convert people from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation and from cruelty to compassion.

The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.

Love with attachment consists of waves of emotion, usually creating invisible iron chains.