External circumstances can contribute to one's happiness and well-being, but ultimately happiness and suffering depend on the mind.

Sleep is the best meditation.

We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

Your own pain is involuntary; you feel overwhelmed and have no control. When feeling the pain of others, there is an element of discomfort, but there also is a level of stability because you are voluntarily accepting pain. It gives you a sense of confidence.

In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves.

I am just one human being.