"You can think of the seeds of compassion and understanding as good friends. If a good friend has come to your living room, try your best to keep her or him with you as long as possible so that goodness will continue to grow. Next time, these good things will manifest more easily, because they’ve become important. Sometimes you don’t have to invite them, they just come up into your living room. You can get used to happiness being there. Happiness becomes a regular thing, a normal thing."
The Mindfulness Survival Kit - Thich Nhat Hanh
"We consume because we want to be happy. But consumption is not true happiness. People consume in order to cover up their suffering."
The Mindfulness Survival Kit - Thich Nhat Hanh