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Everybody Loves To Talk About Calmness And Peace, Whether In A Family, National, Or International Context, But Without Inner Peace How Can We Make Real Peace? World Peace Through Hatred And Force Is Impossible.

My Own View, Which Does Not Rely Solely On Religious Faith Or Even On An Original Idea, But Rather On Ordinary Common Sense, Is That Establishing Binding Ethical Principles Is Possible When We Take As Our Starting Point The Observation That We All Desire Happiness And Wish To Avoid Suffering.

All The World’s Major Religions, With Their Emphasis On Love, Compassion, Patience, Tolerance And Forgiveness, Can And Do Promote Inner Values. But The Reality Of The World Today Is That Grounding Ethics In Religion Is No Longer Adequate. This Is Why I Believe The Time Has Come To Find A Way Of Thinking About Spirituality And Ethics That Is Beyond Religion.

Despite All Philosophical Differences, All Major World Religions Have The Same Potential To Create Good Human Beings.

There Is No Way To Escape Death, It Is Just Like Trying To Escape By Four Great Mountains Touching Sky. There Is No Escape From These Four Mountains Of Birth, Old Age, Sickness And Death.