The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.

Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.

The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world or, to put it another way, to transform ourselves so we can become better human beings in order to serve others in a wiser and more efficient way. It gives your life the noblest possible meaning.

The way you experience [pain] can change so much depending on your attitude.

I think if your direction in life is clear and if you develop the wish to accomplish/have a fulfilled life and to contribute something to others, I think that definitely gives you such a strength to want to be alive, that that would be the best placebo.

There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.

There is no such thing as good and bad in an absolute sense. There is only the good and bad- the harm in terms of happiness and suffering- that our thoughts and our actions do to ourselves and others.