I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

You're happy when you help others become happy.

Like anyone else, I too have the potential for violence; I too have anger in me. However, I try to recall that anger is a destructive emotion. I remind myself that scientists now say that anger is bad for our health; it eats into our immune system. So, anger destroys our peace of mind and our physical health. We shouldn’t welcome it or think of it as natural or as a friend.

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

When we talk about global crisis, or a crisis of humanity, we cannot blame a few politicians, a few fanatics, or a few troublemakers. The whole of humanity has a responsibility because it is our business, human business. I call this a sense of universal responsibility. That is a crucial point.

...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.

When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product.