“Modern political theory speaks about human rights or individual rights, but ancient wisdom speaks about individual responsibility.”

“The definition of a true democracy is when there is no division between the rulers and the ruled.”

“The whole world today is not functioning on the basis of democracy, but on the basis of the group/party for whom the group/party interest comes before the national or public interest. And these entities are manipulated by the market forces.”

“Tāranātha’s work does not aim at revealing the past in the strict sense of a modern history; his work vouchsafes better and clearer understanding of the lineages and developments of the virtuous Buddhists with a view to strengthening the faith (śrada) in lineage of teachers as well as distinguishing the right lineages from the fake ones. We may thus assume the work to be a part or outcome of his own spiritual practices.”