"I consider myself just a human being, one of 6 billion human beings," he said. "We must find more nonviolent ways to solve our problems. War and nuclear weapons never solved human problems."
He invoked Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu, all of whose teachings he said he admired. He talked about his respect for religions other than Buddhism, and that he often visits religious shrines around the world and is touched by them.
"All 6 billion people are the same family," he said. "Everyone wants a happy life."
Albany, NY, USA, 7 May 2009 (By Paul Grondahl, Times Union)
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