All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream

Pride is a mental factor causing us to feel higher or superior to others. Even our study of dharma can be the occasion for the delusion of pride to arise if we think our understanding is superior to that of everyone else. Pride is harmful because it prevents us from accepting fresh knowledge from a qualified teacher. Just as a pool of water cannot collect on the tip of a mountain, so too a reservoir of understanding cannot be established in a mind falsely elevated by pride.

In recent years our knowledge of modern technology has increased considerably, and as a result we have witnessed remarkable material progress, but there has not been a corresponding increase in human happiness. There is no less suffering in the world today, and there are no fewer problems. Indeed, it might be said that there are now more problems and greater dangers than ever before.

Whenever anyone, Buddhist or not, sees a Temple or an image of Buddha they receive blessings.

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

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

The solution to all the problems of daily life is to cherish others.