The goal of meditation is precisely to make your mind smooth and manageable so that it can be concentrated or relaxed at will; and especially to free it from the tyranny of mental afflictions and confusion

In a way, there's nothing wrong with playing the piano, but it's not a huge trauma if you don't.

Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle understanding of how the mind functions.

The Dalai Lama has been extremely interested in science since his childhood.

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

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

While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.