To a large extent, whether you suffer depends on how you respond to a given situation.

We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others’ activities. For this reason, it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others.

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

Spend 5 minutes breathing in, cherishing yourself; and, breathing out cherishing others. If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing, extend your cherishing to them anyway.

We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the buildings but in our hearts and minds.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Without inner peace it is impossible to have world peace.