So the first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to us and how positive emotions are helpful.

All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.

The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.

Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.

Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it.

Meditation may also be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones.

Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make real peace? World peace through hatred and force is impossible.