We suffer as a result of our own actions; it is unfair to blame anybody for it.

The happiness of the world is transitory. The less you become attached to the world, the more you enjoy peace of mind.

You see, my son, it is not a fact that you will never face dangers. Difficulties always come, but they do not last forever. You will see that they pass away like water under a bridge.

God cannot be realized without love. Yes, sincere love.

Don't be afraid. Human birth is full of suffering and one has to endure everything patiently, taking the Name of God. None, not even God in human form can escape the sufferings of the body and mind.

Even the impossible becomes possible through devotion.

No one can suffer for all time. No one will spend all his days on this earth in suffering. Every action brings its own result, and one gets one's opportunities accordingly.

Open your grief-stricken heart to the Lord. Weep and sincerely pray, 'O Lord, draw me towards You; give me peace of mind.' By doing so constantly you, will gradually attain peace of mind.

As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of God.

There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.

One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetuated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all.

My hand lowered slowly to my side. It trembled. "There is no affection, " I said, each syllable a measured force of emotion I dared not allow purchase, "that will endure when treated as a thing.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

In death, we are not defined by what we did or who we were but by what we meant to others. How well we loved and were loved in return.

Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience.

There is no difference between saving lives and extending lives, because in both cases we are giving people the chance of more life.

When you're feeling lost, take heart. It's just your brain gathering the information it needs to make good decisions.

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.

The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It's what you think.

I have owned and played a Steinway all my life. It's the best Beethoven piano. The best Chopin piano. And the best Ray Charles piano. I like it, too.

To face life without hope can mean to live without despair.