What I am really here to talk about is the central thing, the core, the nucleus—life itself. I'm not here to talk about what we should do in life. There are many options as far that is concerned and, of course, you can pick one, whatever suits you. But I'm talking about life itself without which nothing is wrong and nothing is right. Unbiased life. Maybe one day everything is going the right way for you and you're incredibly happy. And you're still breathing and you're still alive. Then one day you're really sad, and everything is terrible. And you're still breathing; you're still alive. That thing is never affected by what the outer circumstances are.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 3, 1984