We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith.

I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart.

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.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion, and forgiveness. The important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.