We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good... The whole right and wrong business closes us down and makes our world smaller.

If you work with your mind, instead of trying to change everything on the outside, that's how your temper will cool down.

The root of compassion, is compassion for oneself.

Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly.

According to the Buddhist belief, you can go on and on indefinitely, so you see your life as just a brief moment in time.

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.

That could be applied to whatever you feel. Maybe anger is your thing. You just go out of control and you see red, and the next thing you know you're yelling or throwing something or hitting someone. At that time, begin to accept the fact that that's "enraged buddha." If you feel jealous, that's "jealous buddha." If you have indigestion, that's "buddha with heartburn." If you're happy, "happy buddha"; if bored, "bored buddha." In other words, anything that you can experience or think is worthy of compassion; anything you could think or feel is worthy of appreciation.