Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.

Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up.

We are social animals. Others' suffering is ultimately your suffering; their happiness is ultimately your happiness.

You must not procrastinate. Rather, you should make preparations so that even if you did die tonight, you would have no regrets. If you develop an appreciation for the uncertainty and imminence of death, your sense of the importance of using your time wisely will get stronger and stronger.

Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.

Through awareness, you get a certain attitude. That's the way, you see, to achieve more peaceful, more compassion, more friendship through that way.

Genuine peace is based on inner peace, because you cannot build peace on the basis of anger