You should really stop worrying, develop the real wish to live and with a good motivation, [such as] "I have a better life and I can put that life at the benefit of others."

Anyone can be happy by simply training their brain.

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

Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in harmony with our true nature and allows us to taste the freshness of the present moment.

Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.

If we dedicate a certain amount of time each day to cultivating compassion or any other positive quality, we are likely to attain results, just like when we train the body... Meditation consists of familiarizing ourselves with a new way of being, of managing our thoughts and the way we perceive the world. Through the recent advances in neuroscience it is now possible to evaluate these methods and to verify their impact on the brain and body.

It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.