We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.

Genuine happiness comes from focusing on the happiness of others.

People should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion. Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.

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.