All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.
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.
Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.
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.
As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
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.
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.
All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children and to be engaged in peaceful occupation-this is the greatest blessing.
The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.
All conditioned things are impermanent-when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.
If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current-how can he help others across?
Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
Live with no sense of 'mine,' not forming attachment to experiences.
In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast.
Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.
I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.
Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
