The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Compassion is a mental quality that can bring us true lasting inner peace and inner strength.

It is worthwhile for one to make an effort to achieve happiness. Just as the purpose of a plant is to grow, so it is that the main purpose of every human being is to survive and to grow until death.

When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.

We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidotes: patience and tolerance.

We are the creators of our own happiness and suffering, for everything originates in the mind.

Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.