Book: Meditation for every day

Any person who is indifferent to the welfare of other people and indifferent to the causes of their future happiness can only lay the ground for his own unhappiness.

If someone thinks only about himself, without thinking about what is happening to the people around him, then he demonstrates his very narrow outlook, ossified mind and rough heart.

We usually view people and things as good or bad according to our preferences. We call good what we like and bad what we don't like. Such assessments are generated by our mind. If beauty were inherent in specific objects, then we would all be irresistibly attracted to certain people and things.

Happiness is possible only when no amount of suffering brings us down.

If you are shackled by fears and unsure of yourself, if it seems to you that none of your undertakings will succeed, then stop for a minute and consider your condition. Try to understand why you imagine yourself a failure before you get down to business. You will not find any worthwhile reason. This difficulty originates in your way of thinking, not in the present state of affairs.

When you help someone, don't be content with just solving their immediate difficulties - for example, by giving them money. Give the person in need the means to resolve their difficulty on their own.

The best medicine is prevention. It has a direct bearing on what we eat and how we usually behave.

There is no point in living in luxury for yourself alone. Rather than spend your life wasting money on useless luxuries, better dedicate it to charity.

Any person who wants to find peace of mind cannot do without an altruistic attitude.

All our actions sooner or later affect the rest of the world.

If we think only of ourselves, and consider other people as enemies, then we will encounter absurd difficulties that we ourselves have created.

Life at best lasts about a hundred years. This is very small compared to geological periods of time. If we spend this short period of time causing grief to someone, then our life will be meaningless.

Before marriage, we worry because we have not yet found a life partner. After marriage, we do not become happier. The man wonders if his wife is still listening to him, while the woman is trying to figure out if she is still attractive to her husband. A complicated thing is marital relations.

Some people don't think about the harm they cause to others. In their opinion, the main thing is to get out of the situation unscathed. And this difficulty stems from a lack of awareness. The more often we make others suffer, the more reasons we accumulate for our own future suffering. Moreover, when we harm society, we end up doubly harming ourselves.