What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
An artist paints with focus; the painting becomes complete only through ekagrata (one-pointedness). Similarly, whatever is our goal, we need focus on that to make it complete.
You need not be wealthy or in a high position in order to console the suffering. A loving word, a compassionate glance, a helping hand - that's enough to help someone.
Change has to begin with the individual. When an individual changes for the better, the whole family benefits, and then society prospers.
The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.
A musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won't find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.
