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

A big part of pain is the subjective reaction of trying to revolt against pain. If it's there, it's better to deal with it. Most of it is "I cannot stand it," and that component is enhancing pain so much.

Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters. The first class passengers refuse to cooperate because they feel hot and want to use the air-conditioner and other electrical appliances. The second-class passengers spend all their time trying to be upgraded to first-class status. The boat sinks and the passengers all drown. That is where the present approach to climate change is leading.

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

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

To grant forgiveness to someone who has truly changed is not a way of condoning or forgetting his or her past crimes, but of acknowledging whom he or she has become.

Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.