Sometimes, whether a desire is excessive or negative depends on the circumstances or society in which you live in.

Every sort of seven billion human being have to think about the well-being of humanity.

If the work is worthwhile, then whether we can complete it or not, it's worth making the attempt. That's why courage is important.

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.

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

Human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself.

Without mutual tolerance emerging as the foundation, terrible situations like those of Tibet and Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Rwanda, can never be effectively improved.