Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.

The Dalai Lama has been extremely interested in science since his childhood.

Just be free, and at least you will go through adversity with a stronger mind, and therefore, you'll be less affected, and pain will affect you less.

Changing your attitude has a curative effect... Maybe you can go directly to a change of mind, a change of attitude.

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

Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success

Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of others. So it's not just about sitting and cultivating caring mindfulness. It's building up a way of being and then using it for the service of others.