True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.

To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

If we choose an external marker as the measure of our inner worth, whether it is the amount of money we make, or others' opinion of us, or the success of some project we're involved in, sooner or later we're bound to be battered by life's inevitable changes. After all, money comes and goes, and thus is an unstable source of self-esteem, an unreliable foundation upon which to build our identity.

If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

We are all basically the same human beings, who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. Everybody is my peer group. Your feeling "I am of no value" is wrong. Absolutely wrong.

We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion, they lack the eye of wisdom to see the path leading to nirvana and enlightenment, and they lack the necessary guidance of a spiritual teacher. Moment by moment they are indulging in negative actions, which will eventually bring about their downfall.

All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.