The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.

The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival.

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

Let those who desire Buddhahood not train in many Dharmas but only one. Which one? Great compassion. Those with great compassion possess all the Buddha's teaching as if it were in the palm of their hand.

A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

We have created a society where individual rights and freedoms, compassion and diversity are core to our citizenship. But underlying that idea of Canada is the promise that we all have a chance to build a better life for ourselves and our children.