If I Had Not Been A Monk,

Through Violence, You May 'solve' One Problem, But You Sow The Seeds For Another.

We Should Practice By Showing One Another Love And Helping One Another. It Is A Mistake To Pursue Happiness And To Seek To The Avoid Suffering By Deceiving And Humiliating Other People. We Must Try To Achieve Happiness And Eliminate Suffering By Being Good-hearted And Well-behaved.

Death Is A Part Of All Our Lives. Whether We Like It Or Not, It Is Bound To Happen. Instead Of Avoiding Thinking About It, It Is Better To Understand Its Meaning. We All Have The Same Body, The Same Human Flesh, And Therefore We Will All Die. There Is A Big Difference, Of Course, Between Natural Death And Accidental Death, But Basically Death Will Come Sooner Or Later. If From The Beginning Your Attitude Is 'yes, Death Is Part Of Our Lives,' Then It May Be Easier To Face.

The Enemy Is The Necessary Condition For Practicing Patience.

Buddhism Strongly Discourages Blind Faith And Fanaticism.