Study and Practice to:
- cultivate compassion in response to the suffering of self and others
- train your mind and gain access to a happy and joyful life
- explore the effects of both positive and negative emotions
- work for the happiness of all beings
- commit to the practice of nonviolence
- help create a society of enlightened beings
- adopt a positive attitude in the face of adversity
- develop patience, tolerance, and empathy for all, including enemies
- encourage social altruism where the welfare of others comes first
- meditate on death and other signs of the impermanence of all things
- develop equanimity as a path to peace and contentment
- discover the unity of life through the rejection of dualism