There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.

The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world or, to put it another way, to transform ourselves so we can become better human beings in order to serve others in a wiser and more efficient way. It gives your life the noblest possible meaning.

Too much involvement with one's feeling [is destructive]. If they have too much self-centered feelings, they get in trouble.

You get [something] in your body that is the suffering or the problem, and then you [add] a second one, which is worry. In both cases, [it is] pointless.

We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

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.

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