Shocking Sayings

My father was a farmer, my mother was a farmer. My family was very poor.

We need to combine modern education with ancient Indian knowledge.

Old people, they are not so much. Young people, many. So young people's minds are very important.

My hope and prayer is that the Chinese Communist Party will change.

The Chinese people are very good people.

Dialogue is the only way to resolve differences.

I consider myself a son of India.

We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. If you contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the tru…

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

The planet is our only home. We must take care of it.

Lack of transparency, lack of accountability, that is the main source of corruption.

I am just one human being. I am not special.

I have no problem with homosexuals.

Genuine compassion is not with attachment.

The 21st century should be a century of dialogue, not violence.

I am just a human being, a simple Buddhist monk.

My whole life has been dedicated to the cause of peace and non-violence.

We need to educate people about the importance of inner values.

Sometimes I tease people, saying that I am 2000 years old.

I joke sometimes that I am the longest-serving refugee.