Increase Your Joy By Doing The Good

Those Who Always Have A Sense Of Appreciation And Gratitude Never Reach An Impasse In Life.

Life Is Painful. It Has Thorns, Like The Stem Of A Rose. Culture And Art Are The Roses That Bloom On The Stem. The Flower Is Yourself, Your Humanity. Art Is The Liberation Of The Humanity Inside Yourself.

People Need To Be Made Conscious Of A Very Simple Reality: We Have No Choice But To Share This Planet, This Small Blue Sphere Floating In The Vast Reaches Of Space, With All Of Our Fellow 'passengers.'

Extreme Poverty Threatens People's Right To Life Itself And Makes Impossible The Enjoyment Of The Rights And Freedoms Essential To A Humane Way Of Life.

It Is Impossible To Build One's Own Happiness On The Unhappiness Of Others. This Perspective Is At The Heart Of Buddhist Teachings.