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Even without a religion, we can become a good human being.

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There is soul music, soul food, and soul love.
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God exists or God does not exist. Leave it for us. Your task is to learn how to live peacefully.
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I just want to live as a simple Buddhist monk, but during the last thirty years I have made many friends around the world and I want to have close contact with these people. I want to contribute to harmony and peace of mind, for less conflict. Wherever the possibililty is, I'm ready. This is my life's goal.
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I think the person who has had more experience of hardships can stand more firmly in the face of problems than the person who has never experienced suffering. From this angle then, some suffering can be a good lesson for life.
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There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings.
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Many people and companies only have one goal: money, money, and more money. Greed is ok when you let others profit from it, but greed for oneself is bad, it makes you ill.
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We had a rule in Tibet that anyone proposing a new invention had to guarentee that it was beneficial, or at least harmless, for seven generations of humans before it could be adopted.
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As human beings we have the same experience of destructive and constructive emotions. We also have a human mind capable of developing wisdom. We all have the same Buddha nature.
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I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.
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The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.
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Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.
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If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.
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We forget that despite the superficial differences between us, people are equal in their basic wish for peace and happiness.
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