It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion.

I love smiles. That is a fact. How to develop smiles? There are a variety of smiles. Some smiles are sarcastic. Some smiles are artificial-diplomatic smiles. These smiles do not produce satisfaction, but rather fear or suspicion. But a genuine smile gives us hope, freshness. If we want a genuine smile, then first we must produce the basis for a smile to come.

Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice.

While people are often content to criticize and blame others for what goes wrong, surely we should at least attempt to put forward constructive ideas. One thing is for certain: given human beings' love of truth, justice, peace, and freedom, creating a better, more compassionate world is a genuine possibility. The potential is there.

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

In some cases, lack of full knowledge or holistic view, that is also part of the problem. But mainly lack of moral principle. So long you have this genuine sort of concern, well being of other. That's the foundation of moral principle.

The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.