By changing our inner state of mind, we can change any suffering or hardship into a source of joy, regarding it as a means for forging and developing our lives. To turn even sorrow into a source of creativity - this is the way of life of a Buddhist

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

Poems and songs penned as an unstoppable outpouring of the heart take on a life of their own. They transcend the limits of nationality and time as they pass from person to person, from one heart to another.

The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

A truly beautiful person is one who is good at discovering beauty.

No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. That is why we must never give up.