Most REAL change is slow. Happiness and joy are the purpose of life. If we know that the future will be very dark or painful, then we lose our determination to live. Therefore, life is something based on hope.

I request you to try to be warm-hearted. I ask this of you because these mental attitudes actually bring us happiness.

Even within one person, yesterday and today, there are differences. We must look at a deeper level.

If I had not been a monk, I would have become an engineer.

Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.

In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and more faith is good but not sufficient. So the intellectual part must definitely be present. At the same time, strictly intellectual development without faith and practice, is also of no use. It is necessary to combine knowledge born from study with sincere practice in our daily lives. These two must go together.

Hatred, jealousy, and fear hinder peace of mind. When you're angry or unforgiving, for example, your mental suffering is constant. It is better to forgive than to spoil your peace of mind with ill feelings.