I Have Three Commitments. Number One Commitment

The Essence Of Compassion Is A Desire To Alleviate The Suffering Of Others And To Promote Their 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.

Compassion Is The Wish To See Others Free From Suffering.

Peace Has A Great Deal To Do With Warm-heartednes S And Respect For The Lives Of Others, Avoiding Doing Them Harm And Regarding Their Lives As Being As Precious As Our Own. If, On That Basis, We Can Also Be Of Help To Others, So Much The Better.

Happiness Is A State Of Mind. With Physical Comforts If Your Mind Is Still In A State Of Confusion And Agitation, It Is Not Happiness. Happiness Means Calmness Of Mind.