Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be acheived unless we first establish peace within our own minds. We can send so-called 'peacekeeping forces' into areas of conflict, but peace cannot be oppossed from the outside with guns. Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.

Love is the great protector, protecting us from anger and jealousy.

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

If everyone sincerely practices the path of compassion and wisdom, all their problems will be solved. I guarantee this.

When we look at external things, we can usually distinguish those that are useful and valuable from those that are not. We must learn to look at our mind in the same way.

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

We should understand that our problems do not exist outside of ourself, but are part of our mind that experiences unpleasant feelings.