True freedom means freeing oneself from the dictates of the ego and its accompanying emotions.

Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others

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

Placebos are like the lollipop of optimism, but we can do much better by dealing directly with the mind... And it works!

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.

I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly see that sometimes things go terribly wrong. We need to understand the reasons for this and work towards building new conditions that will bring about better circumstances.