“Lerne die Regeln, damit du weißt, wie du sie brichst.”
“Teile dein Wissen, so erlangst du Unsterblichkeit.”
“Es ist unmöglich, alles zu verstehen, aber es ist auch nicht notwendig, alles zu verstehen.”
“Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content.”
“Those who have little interest in spirituality shouldn’t think that human inner values don’t apply to you. The inner peace of an alert and calm mind are the source of real happiness and good health. Our human intelligence tells us which of our emotions are positive and helpful and which are damaging and to be restrained or avoided. - 12/7/2012 on his Facebook page”
“On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a transcendent being, as an eternal, unchanging principle such as soul, or as a fundamental substratum of reality. ... In the Buddhist investigation of reality, at least in principle, empirical evidence should triumph over scriptural authority, no matter how deeply venerated a scripture may be. ~ 14th Dalai Lama in his talk to the Society for Neuroscience in 2005 in Washington.”