Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.

As far as social-economic theory is concerned, I am still a Marxist

On love, not harming others, and respecting all beings. Even animals have these elements in their behavioral patterns. We should start by observing how animals act. They are honest and appreciate it when we are honest with them. If you present something nice to an animal in one hand while hiding a rope in the other, the creature will know your intention. Yet animals have no religion, no constitution. Basic nature has endowed them with the faculty of discernment. It is the same for humans.

There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape from these four mountains of birth, old age, sickness and death.

Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one's anger, the more so when the provocation is extreme. For it is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being.

For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.