The scientific world, the materialistic world, the world of commerce, the world of business, the world of individualism, the world of capitalism, world of communism - all these worlds are the old story now. Where we think we exploit nature, we exploit people. Market rules, profit rules, money rules. We work for name, fame, power, money, profit. That's the old story.

"Pursuit of happiness" implies that we're running after happiness and happiness is running away from us. It also implies that happiness is somewhere out there, in material goods, which we have to pursue, whereas I believe that it is an illusion happiness is not out there, it is within us.

In the lives of great men, neither did fate give up, NOR DID THEY.

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

It became extremely important that we go and see the four heads of the governments, and the message was delivered, with the tea packets, to all these heads.

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.

I want New Story education to be skilling human beings and young people to provide basic human needs. Technology and all other things are icing on the cake.