Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them.

There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion.

Through awareness, you get a certain attitude. That's the way, you see, to achieve more peaceful, more compassion, more friendship through that way.

It is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends.

A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness

An affectionate disposition not only makes the mind more peaceful and calm, but it affects our body in a positive way too.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.