Depression seems to be related to fear, anger and frustration. When you're in a bad mood, even if you meet with your friends, you don't take pleasure in their company. But when you're in a good mood, even if things go wrong, you can cope with them without difficulty. This is why putting yourself in a good mood, making a point of developing a sense of loving kindness gives you greater inner strength.

Humanity happy, I get benefit. Humanity in state of trouble, or violence, I cannot escape from that.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

There is nothing I can't live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.

For a better, happier, more stable and civilized future, each of us must develop a sincere, warm-hearted feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood.

The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.

The invitation come from some institution who really involving so-called my own profession, these fields. And then different universities or education sort of institution, I feel that is the place where the awareness of these things to start and to spread a more human community. So then on that level, yes, I have some obligation.