We must realize that it is best to focus on our oneness, to re emphasize what is the same about each of us rather than dwell on what is different.

Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use.

I do not understand men. They spend their lives to use their health to make money and then they spend their money to restore their health.

Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider context they’ll seem less significant and troubling to you. The inner strength, self-confidence and courage you gain by focussing on others’ needs instead of your own, brings with it a deep, calm sense of satisfaction.

There is no denying that consideration of others is worthwhile and that our happiness is inextricably bound up with the happiness of others. There is no denying that if society suffers, we ourselves suffer, and the more our hearts and minds are afflicted with ill-will, the more miserable we become. We can reject religion, ideology, received wisdom, but we cannot escape the need for love and compassion.

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

Neither a space station nor an enlightened mind can be realized in a day.