We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.
Happiness comes through taming the mind; without taming the mind there is no way to be happy.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
Love is the absence of judgment.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
I call myself a feminist. Isn’t that what you call someone who fights for women’s rights?
Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.
