It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one's mind is the essence of the Buddha's teaching.

Unlike an external enemy, the inner enemy cannot regroup and launch a comeback once it has been destroyed from within.

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope.

For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual.

I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.

Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.

Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them.