If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not give yourself peace, how can you share it with others? If you do not begin your peace work with yourself, where will you go to begin it?
The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra (ed. Parallax Press, 2009) - ISBN: 9781937006037