Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces.

To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

I don't take myself too seriously! That makes me happy.

We are the creators of our own happiness and suffering, for everything originates in the mind.

Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness."

Real change in society must start from individual initiative.