The more we want certain situations, the more we find ourself stuck in situations we do not want.

One of the most common ways of not acknowledging our faults is to blame others.

Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon each and every living being every day.

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

Whenever we see anyone in a high or low position, male or female, they differ only in appearance, dress, behavior, and status. In essence they are all equal--they all experience problems in their lives.

Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions.

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.