Smile! Laugh! Giggle! :)

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Prayer by itself is not sufficient to bring about peace of mind. What is much more effective is coming to understand the workings of the mind and learning how to tackle the mental afflictions that disturb it.

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I often ask myself what is the purpose of our lives and I conclude that life's purpose is to be happy. We have no guarantee what will happen in the future, but we live in hope. That's what keeps us going.

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The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our day to day lives.

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What's past is past, nothing can change that. But the future can be different if we choose to make it so. We have to cultivate a vision of a happier, more peaceful future and make the effort now to bring it about. This is no time for complacency, hope lies in the action we take.

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I don't like formality. There's no formality when we're born and none when we die. In between we should treat each other as brothers and sisters because we all want to live a happy life. This is our common purpose and our right.

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We need to improve the current education system by introducing instructions on ways to cultivate positive emotions like warm-heartedness.

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People go to great lengths to look physically attractive, but inner beauty is a more important and stronger basis for lasting relationships.

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The happiness of childhood, the calming of a child's fears and the healthy development of its self-confidence depend directly on love.

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We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others' well-being.

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It's not what work we choose to do, the crucial point is doing it with a positive and altruistic motivation.

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Tibetan saying: ‘Wherever you are happy, you can call home, and whoever is kind to you is like your parents.’

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