If the basic human nature was aggressive, we would have been born with animal claws & huge teeth -- but ours are very short, very pretty, very weak! That means we are not well equipped to be aggressive beings. Even the size of our mouth is very small. So I think the basic nature of human beings should be gentle.

Happiness can be achieved through training the mind.

Happiness in simplicity can be achieved with a flexible mindset and nine hours sleep each night.

The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.

Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.

The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.