World Economies Are Always So

As Far As Ignorance Is Concerned, Not Just Buddhism, Every Religion Recognizes It As The Source Of Suffering.

Only Through The Development Of Mutual Respect, And In A Spirit Of Truth, Can Friendship Come About. By These Means It Is Possible To Move Human Minds, But Never By Force.

Religion Does Not Mean Just Precepts, A Temple, Monastery, Or Other External Signs, For These As Well As Hearing And Thinking Are Subsidiary Factors In Taming The Mind.

I Really Feel That Some People Neglect And Overlook Compassion Because They Associate It With Religion. Of Course, Everyone Is Free To Choose Whether They Pay Religion Any Regard, But To Neglect Compassion Is A Mistake Because It Is The Source Of Our Own Well-being.

We Need To Employ A Secular Approach To Ethics, Secular In The Indian Sense Of Respecting All Religious Traditions And Even The Views Of Non-believers In An Unbiased Way. Secular Ethics Rooted In Scientific Findings, Common Experience And Common Sense Can Easily Be Introduced Into The Secular Education System. If We Can Do That There Is A Real Prospect Of Making This 21st Century An Era Of Peace And Compassion.