Until you pray, God cannot work.

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.

All religions must be tolerated… for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles that are timeless and universal. This is the reason why 95% of all written constitutions throughout the world are modeled after our Constitution.

God’s desire is that we excel.

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don’t think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

One’s own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one’s Maker and no one else’s.

I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

The experience of life consists of the experience which the spirit has of itself in matter and as matter, in mind and as mind, in emotion, as emotion, etc.

There are some Christian people who taste and see and enjoy religion in their own souls, and who get at a deeper knowledge of it than books can ever give them, though they should search all their days.

For those of you who do not know Him, choosing your eternal home is the most important decision you will ever make.

I don’t think you ever really know what all you’re doing, so you have to act on faith.

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it – not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.

Saints need sinners.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

I’ve learned through my own relationship with God that He’s not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart.

What is the Tao Te Ching? Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81 verses which are regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of existence.

For me, the real earth is that chosen part of the universe, still almost universally dispersed and in course of gradual segregation, but which is little by little taking on body and form in Christ.

True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that – it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.

I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background, and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them, and I do.

Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live as if there isn’t and to die to find out that there is.

God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God… If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.

The ultimate connection is when you are connected to the creator of the universe.

Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along with. When our heart is prideful, we don’t give God the credit and we mistreat people, looking down on them and thinking we deserve what we have.

I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one of the axioms of physics.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us.

This Sunday School has been of help to me, greater perhaps than any other force in my Christian life, and I can ask no better things for you than that you, and all that shall come after you in this great band of workers for Christ, shall receive the same measure of blessedness which I have been permitted to have.

One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.

I believe that I have received Jesus Christ into my heart. I believe that he has covered all of my sins.

When you become a Christian, something truly amazing happens: God comes to live inside your heart. You become the home of God.

Every natural object is a conductor of divinity and only by coming into contact with them… may we be filled with the Holy Ghost.

The other day the President said, I know you’ve had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?

The first step in a person’s salvation is knowledge of their sin.

I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity.

When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with God, not resisting what He’s doing.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa.

But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.

The most powerful idea that’s entered the world in the last few thousand years – the idea of grace – is the reason I would like to be a Christian.

The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.

The ‚kingdom of Heaven‘ is a condition of the heart – not something that comes ‚upon the earth‘ or ‚after death.‘

There are a lot of ‚chicken Christians.‘ Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.

Don’t matter how much money you got, there’s only two kinds of people: there’s saved people and there’s lost people.

We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves.

Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission.

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.

I pray while driving. I pray while working, and while relaxing.

God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‚Lord, remember me.‘

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.

As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well – and for each of God’s children.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

You see, you are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body. You have emotions, you have thoughts, you have a will, and you have a conscience. You are a complex being! And Jesus came to heal every single part of you. There’s not one part that He doesn’t want to make completely whole.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.