World Peace Through Compassion & Non-Violence from Santa Fe, New Mexico on April 4, 1991. "What is the meaning of non-violence? There are, I think, two levels. One level is simply resisting harming others. Then, the deeper meaning is not the mere absence of harming but something positive...serving, helping, that's non-violence." HHDL

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Harmony in Diversity from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC on May 29, 1997. "The reality is, everything is interdependent, so harmony is the only way to survive and further develop. Meantime the diversity - culturally or linguistically or religiously - that also is necessary. So, without loosing one's own individuality, we need to take more care about common interest. " HHDL