Lives guided by conscience and modesty, recognize and esteem our value as human beings and protect us from remorse, blame and punishments; offering others freedom from fear and insecurity -- contributing to a sense of safety and tranquility.
"The pure mind…a jewel beyond all price." is not known when obstructed. Recognizing the predominant clouds in the mind and working with them results in clear, lucid knowing all there is to know.
Habitual thoughts of "who I am!," "what I want!," and "what I believe!," often bring difficulty. Insight into impermanence overcomes these tenacious tendencies of thinking, revealing the subtle happiness of wisdom.
The Buddha said "There is no higher happiness than peace." We can glimpse this happiness when the obstructions of mind are progressively uprooted by accessing what are traditionally identified as the four stages of enlightenment.