Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself made this clear to his followers. He said you should not accept those things I taught out of respect for me, but rather through investigation by yourself.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

So the smart brain must be balanced with a warm heart, a good heart -a sense of responsibility, of concern for the well-being of others.

Like the lotus which thrives in mud, the potential for realization grows in the rich soil of everyday life

Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.

Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.