You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are never going to die, and then die having never really lived.

In some cases, lack of full knowledge or holistic view, that is also part of the problem. But mainly lack of moral principle. So long you have this genuine sort of concern, well being of other. That's the foundation of moral principle.

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone.

We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.

To combat hatred directed toward a person, a Buddhist cultivates loving kindness toward that person.

In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global warming, these things, they suffer everybody.

A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least.