When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively deeper levels of inner peace, we will develop tremendous enthusiasm to practice

Everything we now enjoy has been provided through the kindness of other beings, past or present.

The moment we let go of our obsessive concern for our own welfare, our mind naturally relaxes and becomes lighter.

Since the real purpose of meditation is to increase our capacity to help others, taking time each day to meditate is not selfish. We have to manage our time and energy in such a way that we can be of maximum benefit to others, and to do this we need time alone to recover our strength, collect our thoughts, and see things in perspective

When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively deeper levels of inner peace, we will develop tremendous enthusiasm to practice

Without improving our mind there is no way to solve our human problems.

When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears.