Unlike an external enemy, the inner enemy cannot regroup and launch a comeback once it has been destroyed from within.

Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized.

It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in dependence on our motivation. Faulty states of mind give rise to faulty actions. To control negative physical and verbal actions, we need to tame our minds.

In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.

True friends share genuine closeness and remain friends irrespective of fluctuating fortunes.

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope.