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

Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others' kindness.

I have not met one living being that has not been the mother of all the rest.

Patient acceptance is often considered a weak and passive response to problems that we do not have the power or courage to solve. In reality, however, being patient is far from being passive. There is nothing strong or courageous in reacting to hardship or insults with anger - all we are doing is being defeated by our delusions.

Listening is a lamp that dispels the darkness of ignorance.

This impure world that we presently experience exists only in relation to our impure mind.

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