During The Day Extend That Attitude To

I Would Like To Explain The Meaning Of Compassion, Which Is Often Misunderstood. Genuine Compassion Is Based Not On Our Own Projections And Expectations, But Rather On The Rights Of The Other: Irrespective Of Whether Another Person Is A Close Friend

Those Who Like Myself, Consider Themselves To Be Followers Of Buddha, Should Practice As Much As We Can. To Followers Of Other Religious Traditions, I Would Like To Say, 'please Practice Your Own Religion Seriously And Sincerely.' And To Non-believers, I Request You To Try To Be Warm-hearted. I Ask This Of You Because These Mental Attitudes Actually Bring Us Happiness.

As Free Human Beings We Can Use Our Unique Intelligence To Try To Understand Ourselves And Our World. But If We Are Prevented From Using Our Creative Potential, We Are Deprived Of One Of The Basic Characteristics Of A Human Being.

I Am The Source Of My Own Suffering, Because Of The Habits Of My Mind.

There Are Five Billion Human Beings And In A Certain Way I Think We Need Five Billion Different Religions.