My own view is that Buddhism must abandon many aspects of the Abhidharma cosmology.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

Our shared problems do not fall from the sky, nor are they created by some higher force. For the most part, they are products of human action and human error. If human action can create these problems in the first place, then surely we humans must have the capacity as well as the responsibility to find their solutions.

The choice is ours: form a global partnership to care for Earth and one another or risk the destruction of ourselves and the diversity of life.

A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.

Rather, spend more on health and education for poor people. This is not forced socialism but voluntary compassion.

If you look at people who, from the beginning of their lives, have had everything, you may see that when small things happen they soon lose hope or grow irritated. Others have developed stronger mental attitudes as a result of their hardships.