I think if your direction in life is clear and if you develop the wish to accomplish/have a fulfilled life and to contribute something to others, I think that definitely gives you such a strength to want to be alive, that that would be the best placebo.

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.

Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success

Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we witness someone in pain, we suffer in resonance with his or her suffering.

We have known about the placebo effect for many years. This is a remarkable effect - placebo can cure 30 percent in many cases.

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

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