If you serve others as fully as you can, what you do will be a source of inner joy.

External circumstances can contribute to one's happiness and well-being, but ultimately happiness and suffering depend on the mind.

A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

In today's highly interdependent world, individuals and nations can no longer resolve many of their problems by themselves. We need one another. It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members, and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

When you encounter some problems, if you point your finger at yourself and not at others, this gives you control over yourself and calmness in a situation, where otherwise self-control becomes problematic.

Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.