Chairman Mao once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. He was only partly right: power that comes from the barrel of a gun can be effective only for a short time. In the end, peoples love for truth, justice, freedom, and democracy will triumph. No matter what governments do, the human spirit will always prevail.

Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the subjective nature of the mind.

If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out.

To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.

Everything you do has some effect, some impact.