No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

Now, I tell you, these... things are not to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes. If they were to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes, who here would lack them? It's not fitting for the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice leading to long life. In so doing, he will attain long life.

Men and people will fight you down when you see the light. Let me tell you if you are not wrong than everything is all right.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way.