Destroy the man of wicked thoughts, Like a bamboo-tree with its fruit.
For he that is delighted by concord, And who abideth in the Law, Falleth not from Security.
It is because of their tranquil thoughts That creatures go to prosperity.
If for just the time of a finger-snap a monk produces a thought of loving-kindness, develops it, gives attention to it, such a one is rightly called a monk. Not in vain does he meditate. He acts in accordance with the master’s teaching, he follows his advice. How much more so if he cultivates it.
All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you free their lives, you are Buddha.
Our problems are not solved by physical force, by hatred, by war. Our problems are solved by loving kindness, by gentleness, by joy.
When we free ourselves of desire, we will know serenity and freedom.
Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom.
Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, ‘This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.’
The big belly can accommodate all kinds of things. The benevolence is never let a dust behind.
The Truth is not Arbitrary or a Matter of Opinion, but can be Investigated, and Those who Earnestly Search for the Truth will Find It. The Truth is Hidden to the Blind, but he who has the Mental Eye Sees the Truth.
Sit Rest Work. Alone with yourself, Never weary. On the edge of the forest Live joyfully, Without desire.
The method of trying to conquer hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as eternal wisdom.
I do not fight with the world but the world fights with me.
A disciplined mind brings happiness.
One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.
When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.
To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech – this is the greatest blessing.
If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.
His success may be great, but be it ever so great the wheel of fortune may turn again and bring him down into the dust.