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

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

Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion.

If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and for others.

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

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

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.