We do not need to become unhappy just because things don't go our way.

If we transform our ordinary mind into love and compassion we will naturally act in a positive way.

Without improving our mind there is no way to solve our human problems.

Our mind is like a field, and performing actions is like sowing seeds in that field.

Our world does not exist from its own side--like a dream world, it is a mere appearance to our mind. In dreams we can see and touch our dream world, but when we wake up we realize that it is simply a projection of our mind and had no existence outside our mind. In the same way, the world we see when we are awake is simply a projection of our mind and has no existence outside our mind.

Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.

Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind.