When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

According to accounts of the Buddha's life, it would seem that he had a very deep relationship with nature. He was not born in the royal palace but in a park, under a sala tree. He attained complete enlightenment under the bodhi tree and left this earth to enter Parinirvana, again, between three sala trees. It would seem that the Buddha was very fond of trees.

I don't want to convert people to Buddhism - all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.

If you the owner of the dog, really showing not just food but real affection, then dog very much appreciate. Isn't it?

You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.

I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

If there's good, strong evidence from science that such and such is the case and this is contrary to Buddhism, then we will change.