Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.
So long as dualism is adhered to, there is no Nirvana, no self-realisation. Light and shadow, long and short, black and white-they are mutually related; when they stand alone each by itself, they have no meaning. So with Nirvana.
Be devoted to conscientiousness. Guard your own mind.
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.
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.
More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.
Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out
When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars.
Against filling the Heavens with fluid Mediums, unless they be exceeding rare, a great Objection arises from the regular and very lasting Motions of the Planets and Comets in all manner of Courses through the Heavens.
Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.
The greatest prayer is patience.
To become vegetarian is to step towards the stream which leads to nirvana.
Life is a river always flowing. do not hold onto things. Work hard.
There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.
Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.
Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.
Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel. Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be, it can burn down a haystack as big as a mountain.
