A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'

When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.

The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.

True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection.

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.

The point of life is happiness.

Spend 5 minutes at the beginning of each day remembering we all want the same things (to be happy and be loved) and we are all connected to one another.

A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.

We must generate courage equal to the size of the difficulties we face.

Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

I'd rather be kind than right. You can always be kind.

I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.

The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.