Whatever happens, I will not let my cheerfulness be disturbed. Being unhappy won't get me anywhere and will dissipate all my goodness. Why be unhappy about something if you can change it? And if you can't, how will being unhappy help?

It is not possible to control all external events; But, if I simply control my mind what need is there to control other things?

May I be a light for those in need of light. May I be a bed for those in need of rest. May I be a servant for those in need of service, for all embodied beings.

Partake of this sacred mystery: to take the place of others, giving them his own.

All the harm, fear, and suffering in the world are caused by attachment to the self: Why should I hold on to this great demon?

As long as space abides and as long as the world abides, so long may I abide, destroying the sufferings of the world.

While others are engaged in inferior and menial tasks in which they encounter many difficulties, how can I sit here at peace and do nothing? I must and shall benefit them, but without ever succumbing to the poison of self-importance.