If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out.

If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy!

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

The motivation of all religious practice is similar: love, sincerity, honesty. The way of life of practically all religious persons is consistent. The teachings of tolerance, love, and compassion are the same.

I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.

A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.

Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy.