From that viewpoint, America, free country, democratic country, so more opportunity. Still is more sort of Alive. This is my feeling.

In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.

Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.

The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas [enlightened heroes and heroines] - it enables you to refrain from reacting angrily to the harm inflicted on you by others. You could call this practice "inner disarmament," in that a well-developed tolerance makes you free from the compulsion to counterattack. For the same reason, we also call tolerance the "best armor," since it protects you from being conquered by hatred itself.

To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.

As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.

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