If we want to cook food we need to leave the stove on continuously and not keep turning it on and off. If the heat is continuous, no matter whether it is high or low our food will eventually be cooked. Similarly, if we continuously apply effort, even if it is only a small effort, it is certain that we shall eventually experience the fruits of our practice.

A Temple is one of the best ways of benefiting other living beings - it is the best form of public service.

Everything we now enjoy has been provided through the kindness of other beings, past or present.

There is no situation so bad that it cannot be accepted patiently, with an open, accommodating, and peaceful heart.

This impure world that we presently experience exists only in relation to our impure mind.

Practicing Dharma is the supreme method for improving the quality of our human life.

We know that we are happy when our mind is peaceful, and unhappy when it is not. It is therefore clear that our happiness depends upon our having a peaceful mind and not on good external conditions. Even if our external conditions are poor, if we maintain a peaceful mind all the time we shall always be happy.