If we do nothing to restrain our angry, spiteful, and malicious thoughts and emotions, happiness will elude us. |
Patience as we wait to take action is a kind of compassionate mind. Impatience on the other hand can be a source of failure. |
If you make others happy, you'll be happy. If you make others unhappy, you'll be miserable. |
It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view. |
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. |
In order to derive the maximum benefit the wise thing is take care of others. |
The point of life is happiness. |
Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them. |
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. |
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness. |