As human beings, we are only able to survive in dependence upon the co-operation, help and kindness of other fellow humans.

We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate-right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.

My own share making contribution [to the the well-being of humanity]. So I never feel I am something special.

Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.

The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.

I met an American lady many years ago, much distant. Then I told her about my own difficult experiences and I showed some genuine concern. She responded, "Why are you so concerned about me?" We need more patience. At a fundamental level, we are the same human brothers and sisters. Then forget it. The human mind is very strange. Like that.

Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.