Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

A new conception of life cannot be imposed on men; it can only be freely assimilated. And it can only be freely assimilated in two ways: onespiritual and internal, the other experimental and external.

To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.

If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.

Meditate, Ānanda, do not delay, or else you will regret it later. This is our instruction to you.