We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable happiness.
Through violence, you may ‘solve’ one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility… without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed, or unhappy because of circumstances.
Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content.
It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.
I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.
Our ancient experience confirms at every point that everything is linked together, everything is inseparable.
The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival.