They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.
Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.
As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless and of limitless range.
Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.
As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard or the sensed.
It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.
All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.
Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.
He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads-such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.
There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.
Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.
Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.
Give, even if you only have a little.
Whatever living beings there may be-feeble or strong, long, stout or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born-may all beings have happy minds.
Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.
Good people keep on walking whatever happens. They do not speak vain words and are the same in good fortune and bad. If one desires neither children nor wealth nor power nor success by unfair means, know such a one to be good, wise and virtuous.
