Knowledge is like the great army that will help us crush the forces of our own faults.

Violence can only breed more violence and suffering. Our struggle must remain non-violent and free of hatred.

The mind is compared to a wild horse,and the practice of ethics is compared to the reins by which this wild horse is tamed.

You must understand that even if your adversaries seem to be harming you, in the end their destrucive activity will turn against them.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes -- I already have everything that I really need.

Every single being, even those who are hostile to us, is just as afraid of suffering as we are, and seeks happiness in the same way we do. Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer. So let's take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.

To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.

Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.

Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

As individuals we can influence our own families. Our families can influence our communities and our communities can influence our nations.

Live a life that transcends your own!

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us.

A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.

I wouldn't have missed a single minute of it, Not for the whole world.

We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.

When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.

For your family, you do all that you can

When one has little faith, one must survive from day to day signs-

Life could sometimes be grand.