When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't do anything, then there is no point to worry. So in either case, worrying is an added suffering. But this does not mean of course that we should not be unhappy about injustice, abuse and other kinds of behavior that brings suffering upon others.

Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.

Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each one of our thoughts and illuminate each one of our perceptions.

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

Children, old people, vagabonds laugh easily and heartily: they have nothing to lose and hope for little. In renunciation lies a delicious taste of simplicity and deep peace.

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

Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality