Friends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.

Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself made this clear to his followers. He said you should not accept those things I taught out of respect for me, but rather through investigation by yourself.

As human beings, we are only able to survive in dependence upon the co-operation, help and kindness of other fellow humans.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

In pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people like you run around on the loose!

You're happy when you help others become happy.

Once a year go somewhere you have never been before.