For Buddhism, paradoxically, genuine self-confidence is a natural quality of egolessness. To dispel the illusion of the ego is to free oneself from a fundamental vulnerability. Genuine con?dence comes from an awareness of a basic quality of our mind and

At every moment between birth and death, the body undergoes ceaseless transformations and the mind becomes the theater of countless emotional and conceptual experiences. And yet we assign qualities of permanence, uniqueness, and autonomy to the self. Furthermore, as we

According to Buddhism, our view of the self as a singular, distinct, autonomous and lasting entity is at odds with reality and, therefore becomes a source of frustration and suffering. An exacerbated feeling of self-importance, self-cherishing, and self-centeredness are the

Interdependence is a central Buddhist idea that leads to a profound understanding of the nature of reality and to an awareness of universal responsibility, as often pointed out by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Since all beings are interrelated and

We are like birds that have lived too long in a cage to which we return even when we get the chance to ?y away.

We have grown so accustomed to our mental habits that we can barely imagine what

In December 2006, Florida governor Jeb Bush temporarily stayed executions because it took twenty minutes for a death row inmate to succumb to a lethal injection that was supposed to kill him in four. He stated that he had acted

‟Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.”

Denis Diderot

‟Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”

Gandhi

‟Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and

An authentic spiritual path implies making great demands of oneself, but being very tolerant towards others. In most sects, however, people are very demanding of others, but flagrantly contravene the ideals they profess themselves. It only needs one person with

The annual budget of the UNICEF (3 billions US dollars) is only half the budget of Paris public transportation system (RATP)

5 billions dollars would suffice to provide education to all the children in the world who do not go