The capacity to be patient, to bear with others through thick and thin, is within the reach of anyone.

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.

There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. …The root of all violence is in the world of thoughts, and that is why training the mind is so important.

It is not action or effort that we must surrender; it is self-will, and this is terribly difficult. You must do your best constantly, yet never allow yourself to become involved in whether things work out the way you want.

Imagine a hot tub for the mind. That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts.

We can all learn to conquer hatred through love -drawing on the power released through the practice of meditation to throw all our weight, all our energy, and all our will on the side of what is patient, forgiving, and selfless in ourselves and others.

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.