Through awareness, you get a certain attitude. That's the way, you see, to achieve more peaceful, more compassion, more friendship through that way.

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

...it becomes clear that, given our diversity, no single religion satisfies all humanity. ... And since the majority does not practice religion, I am concerned to try to find a way to serve all humanity without appealing to religious faith.

Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective.

Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life. And a good life does not mean just good food, good clothes, good shelter. These are not sufficient. A good motivation is what is needed: compassion, without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their rights and human dignity.