Spend some amount of time alone everyday.

Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.

It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be 'wise selfish' and not 'foolish selfish'. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Being wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone. Being wise selfish means being compassionate.

The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

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

I feel like my life is something purposeful. Many people have told me that after they listen to my talk, some point which I made, they got certain ideas and their whole life is changed. They are happier.

Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.