Vesak Day today, a day to commemorate Buddha's birth, His enlightenment and when He achieved Nirvana.

There are 8 principles all Buddhists live by. For me personally, they are:

*To treat all animals with kindness and compassion
*To adopt a non-violent approach
*Find it in your heart to forgive and accept. Nothing is fair in this world, but what goes around comes around
*Do at least one good deed a day
*Refrain from speaking ills of other people. The brimstones of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.
*Do not be jealous of other people's achievements, learn from them instead
*Believe in yourself, sometimes others make judgement based on your external appearance, and not on your true worth
*Remember to appreciate and thank. Tomorrow may be too late.