“Happiness is a beautiful feeling. It is a beautiful mind, and a peaceful mind”

“Desire also creates a sense of attachment in the mind. Not only are we attached to our way of thinking and of seeing the world, but we become over-attached to the people or things we desire.”

“We can become fearless as we let go off our grasp on the fear of failure, because failure too is a perception rather than a reality.”

“Through meditation, difficult thoughts and emotions may well rise up. And through practice, you can meet such emotions with kindness, listen to them, explore them and then really let them go.”

“Our experiences and our memories are within us, and the key is to be aware of the lens or the filter, to realise that we can also change the angle, especially when we are feeling agitated or stuck ...”

“We are nourished by our relationships and generosity in return to our kindness and compassion for others.”

“There's a non-existent peace in the uncertain quietness”

“Naysayers are frightened of their own power.”

“I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.”

“Future warns us through current symptoms in nature.”

“Human relationships always help us to carry on because they always presuppose further developments, a future - and also because we live as if our only task was precisely to have relationships with ...”

“But the dream of something unlikely has its own special name. We call it hope.”

“With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.”

“I do not give money for just mere hopes.”