The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

We need to find secular ways to cultivate warm-heartedness. We need secular ways to educate ourselves about inner values. The source of a happy life is within us. Trouble makers in many parts of the world are often quite well educated, so it is not just education that we need. We need to pay attention to inner values.

I am like a wounded animal in a remote isolated place - How wonderful! - How happy!

When we face problems with compassion, sincerity, and good motivation, our solutions may take longer, but ultimately they are better.

It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.

Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.

We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family