When one drives away the negligent through vigilance, he climbs the heights of wisdom, and can see the suffering masses. Serene, you look upon the lost like one that stands on a mountain sees those that stand upon the plain.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.
Who ever lives looking for pleasure only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his enjoyments, idle and weak, the tempter will certainly overcome him, as the wind blows down a weak tree.
Why do what you will regret? Why bring tears upon yourself? Do only what you do not regret, And fill yourself with joy.
Life is easy For the man who is without shame, Impudent as a crow, A vicious gossip, Vain, meddlesome, dissolute. But life is hard For the man who quietly undertakes The way of perfection, With purity, detachment and vigor. He sees light.
Karma grows from our hearts. Karma terminates from our hearts.
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.
Don’t just do something, be there.
Right is that which is not your invention. It is already there. If you go away from it you are wrong, if you come...
In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony.
Everything changes, nothing remains without change.
It is good to have companions when occasion arises, and it is good to be contented with whatever comes.
To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation – this is the greatest blessing.
The secret of happiness lies in the mind’s release from worldly ties.
You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it.
Joy and openness come from our own contented heart.
No light is brighter than wisdom. Wisdom is the light in the world.
True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.
Be a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold on to the truth within yourself as to the only truth.