As far as ignorance is concerned, not just Buddhism, every religion recognizes it as the source of suffering.

My own share making contribution [to the the well-being of humanity]. So I never feel I am something special.

It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in dependence on our motivation. Faulty states of mind give rise to faulty actions. To control negative physical and verbal actions, we need to tame our minds.

War is out of date, obsolete.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

Anger, jealousy, impatience, and hatred are the real troublemakers, with them problems cannot be solved.

Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.