Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others happiness.

A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.

I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to make it live within us, to leave room for it to develop. If on the contrary we use violence, it is as if we voluntarily obstruct the positive side of human nature and prevent its evolution.

Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.

If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

As our own peace of mind grows, so the atmosphere around us becomes more peaceful.