If we had adhered to the concept of connectedness, then we would not have created nuclear weapons, huge armies and global warming.

People are are moving away from the fossil fuel-based economy, to a more renewable economy. That is what is called the 'transition town' movement. There are three hundred towns in Britain that are making this transition. Taking energy from solar power, from wind power, from water power.

Instead of seeking success we should look for fulfillment. And fulfillment is giving total attention to the process of living.

In spite of nuclear weapons, large numbers of American citizens feel totally insecure. And in spite of so much wealth, industry and technology, many Americans are living under deprivation and anxiety. So happiness is not in accumulation of material goods, it's in sharing and caring.

So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence.

Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth; Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe

Economy without ecology means managing the human nature relationship without knowing the delicate balance between humankind and the natural world