Spend some time alone every day.
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
It’s not enough to be compassionate. You must act.
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.
The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.
Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path.
If one assumes a humble attitude, one’s own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of others, one will look down on others, and due to that there will be unhappiness in society.
A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least.
If you want to be wisely selfish, care for others.
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one’s own self being fully realized.
According to Buddhist psychology most of our troubles stem from attachment to things that we mistakenly see as permanent.
Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.
Christ wasn’t a Christian and Buddha wasn’t a Buddhist and Muhammad wasn’t Muslim. These people were having the experience of unity consciousnesses and universal consciousness and they spoke of it in words.
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything.
Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet.