Pure happiness can only be attained through developing our mind.

When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.

Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand that our real nature is very special

No matter how many possessions we acquire, they will not provide us with any lasting happiness and freedom. On the contrary, it is often our pursuit of material possessions that causes our problems. If we want ultimate happiness and freedom from suffering, we must engage in the supreme practices of training the mind. There is no other way.

We are all interconnected in a web of kindness from which it is impossible to separate ourself.

When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears.

Whenever we strive to make progress in our meditations, contemplations and so forth we are practicing effort.