Can you imagine? This is the level of awareness. People, they are living away from the essential things to practice their citizenship.

One of the main achievements for Iraqi national unity and for Iraqi women's rights is the family law. This is very essential for Iraq, for the future of the country, for the future of the national unity, of the social fabric of my country.

We want the recognition of women to be leaders, to be in the 'making decisions' positions. We got it -- 31 percent women in the National Assembly last year. We have got it -- women being in the queue for national elections, the first to be in elections, for women to know their rights, to be recognized in the constitution.

Everybody should practice simple and virtuous living . They should never seek recourse to manipulative tendencies.

One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good.

Mindfulness removes the emotional fogs of negative thoughts with the light of awareness.