Try to develop a deep conviction that the present human body has great potential and that you shall never waste even a single minute of its use.
Not taking any essence of this precious human existence, but just wasting it, is almost like taking poison while being fully aware of the consequences of doing so.
— His Holiness The Dalai Lama, The Path to Tranquility by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh, editor