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self-knowledge is the key to personal development and positive relationships.
At no time should we place means above ends: we must always maintain the supremacy of compassion over ideology.
The premise behind universal responsibility is the simple fact that we all want the same thing.
We must keep in mind that we all want the same thing, so that one person or group does not seek happiness or glory at the expense of others.
When, because of self-centeredness, your view is narrowed to yourself, even a small problem will seem unbearable.
When people are motivated mostly by greed and jealousy, it is not possible for them to live in harmony.
The world is becoming smaller now, to the degree that all parts of the world are obviously part of yourself.
When our minds are clouded by hatred, selfishness, jealousy, and anger, we lose not only control but also our judgment.
Hatred and fighting cannot bring happiness to anyone, even to the winners of battles.
If people in poorer countries are denied the happiness they desire and deserve, they will be dissatisfied and pose problems for the rich.
Morality, compassion, decency, and wisdom are the building blocks of all civilizations. These qualities must be cultivated in childhood and sustained through systematic moral education in a supportive social environment so that a more humane world may emerge.
all phenomena, whether impermanent or permanent, have parts. The parts and the whole depend on other, but they seem to have their own entities. If the whole and its parts existed the way they appear to you, you should be able to point out a whole that is separate from its parts. But you cannot.
