Happiness is not the endless pursuit of pleasant experiences - that sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion - but a way of being that results from cultivating a benevolent mind, emotional balance, inner freedom, inner peace, and wisdom. Each of these qualities is a skill that can be enhanced through training the mind.

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

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

Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment.

The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.

[You] can dramatically change [your emotions] to be more altruistic, more loving, more compassionate, more attentive, and especially to have an inner sort of confidence and strength that you know that you have the resources to deal with whatever comes your way.

We do all kinds of things to remain beautiful. Yet, we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most - the way our mind functions.