As Human, We All Have The Same

Whatever The Intellectual Quality Of The Education Given Our Children, It Is Vital That It Include Elements Of Love And Compassion, For Nothing Guarantees That Knowledge Alone Will Be Truly Useful To Human Beings.

From A Buddhist Point Of View, The Actual Experience Of Death Is Very Important. Although How Or Where We Will Be Reborn Is Generally Dependent On Karmic Forces, Our State Of Mind At The Time Of Death Can Influence The Quality Of Our Next Rebirth. So At The Moment Of Death, In Spite Of The Great Variety Of Karmas We Have Accumulated, If We Make A Special Effort To Generate A Virtuous State Of Mind, We May Strengthen And Activate A Virtuous Karma, And So Bring About A Happy Rebirth.

Our World Is Increasingly Interdependent, But I Wonder If We Truly Understand That Our Interdependent Human Community Has To Be Compassionate; Compassionate In Our Choice Of Goals, Compassionate In Our Means Of Cooperation And Our Pursuit Of These Goals.

Provided That Societies Stay Mindful Of The Challenges That Capitalism Creates And Never Forget The Paramount Importance Of Inclusion And Equal Opportunity, We Can And Should Celebrate The Miracle Of Free Enterprise-and The Billions Of Souls It Has Helped Free From Desperate Poverty.

When I Meet People From Other Cultures I Know That They Too Want Happiness And Do Not Want Suffering, This Allows Me To See Them As Brothers And Sisters.