Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles.

Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles.

People can be trained in certain principles, but then they actually have to apply them and try them out.

Each of us holds human destiny in our hands. It will be completely determined by how the mind feels about itself.

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation - bringing your thought and intention into meditation.

You need to eat well, sleep well, and have a roof over your head, but don’t go much further than that before extending yourself to others.