Our attitude towards suffering becomes very important because it can affect how we cope with suffering when it arises.

My own share making contribution [to the the well-being of humanity]. So I never feel I am something special.

The world will be changed by western women.

Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence.

Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.

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

Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question addressed is how the two fundamental principles-external matter and internal mind or consciousness-although distinct, affect one another. External causes and conditions are responsible for certain of our experiences of happiness and suffering. Yet we find that it is principally our own feelings, our thoughts and our emotions, that really determine whether we are going to suffer or be happy.