“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much...”

“Smiling at someone can have significant health consequences.”

“Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others.”

“When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.”

“Never feel ashamed of your longing for happiness.”

“Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.”

“Imagine a great net spread across the universe. Each juncture is a being, and if we imagine that consciousness as a drop of dew, we can see that in each shining drop resides the reflection of every...”

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

“Sometimes resilience arrives in the moment you discover your own unshakeable goodness.”

“When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.”

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”

“I used to size people up to see whether they were a good advert for meditation. Then at some point it clicked that there wasn't a type of person they were going to become. They were each just more ...”