"Instead of delving into one's painful past to heal one's inner being, the idea at Damanhur is that by nurturing that which is of beauty in each person, all will flourish." "Our intention is to create a new people with a new culture and civilization-a people based on the exhaltation of differences in which everyone, thanks to their own characteristics, represents a precious piece of the whole mosaic." "According to Damanhurian values, life-like one's name-is meant to be fun; no one should not take themselves so seriously."
"However, his proposals are almost utopian in their reliance upon good will, enlightened public opinion and moral imperatives to overcome selfish but deeply entrenched private or national interests that do not share his goal of making globalization work for as many countries and as many people as possible."