Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.

The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.

If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.

People should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion. Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me.