When we want a cup of tea our main wish is to drink tea, but to fulfill this wish we naturally develop the secondary wish to find a cup. In a similar way, the main wish of those who have great compassion is to protect all living beings from their suffering, but to fulfill this wish they know they must first attain Buddhahood themselves and so they naturally develop the secondary wish to attain enlightenment.

All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream

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.

Compassion is a Shepherd, Always tending his herd.

We need modern ideas, but we also need ancient wisdom. If we deny ancient wisdom we are making a big mistake.

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