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

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

There is no greater method for experiencing peace of mind and happiness than to understand and meditate on Emptiness.

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.

Just as eagles soar through the vast expanse of the sky without meeting any obstructions, needing only minimal effort to maintain their flight, so advanced meditators concentrating on emptiness can meditate on emptiness for a long time with little effort. Their minds soar through space-like emptiness, undistracted by any other phenomenon. When we meditate on emptiness we should try to emulate these meditators.

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

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