It is in learning music that many youthful hearts learn to love.

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.

Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters. The first class passengers refuse to cooperate because they feel hot and want to use the air-conditioner and other electrical appliances. The second-class passengers spend all their time trying to be upgraded to first-class status. The boat sinks and the passengers all drown. That is where the present approach to climate change is leading.

While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.

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

What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.

Isn't it the mind that translates the outer condition into happiness and suffering?