According to Buddhist psychology most of our troubles stem from attachment to things that we mistakenly see as permanent.

Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.

The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If I try to develop compassion towards my enemy, it may not benefit him directly, he may not even be aware of it. But it will immediately benefit me by calming my mind. On the other hand, if I dwell on how awful everything is, I immediately lose my peace of mind.

In the past, the respect people had for religion meant that ethical practice was maintained through a majority following one religion or another. But this is no longer the case. We must therefore find some other way of establishing basic ethical principles.

Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.