It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sitting and contemplating the evils of the universe, praying in the company of priests.
Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.
It is our own thoughts that lead us into trouble, not other people.
Few are those among men who have crossed over to the other shore, while the rest of mankind runs along the bank. However those who follow the principles of the well-taught Truth will cross over to the other shore, out of the dominion of Death, hard though it is to escape.
Do not say anything harsh: what you have said will be said back to you.
Flower and thorn are in the same stem.
Comparing oneself to others in such terms as “Just as I am so are they, just as they are so am I,” he should neither kill nor cause others to kill.
By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers: by oneself the evil is not done, and by one’s Self one becomes pure.
How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.
Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow.
Wherever there is light, there is shadow; wherever there is length, there is shortness; wherever there is white, there is black. Just like these, as the self-nature of things can not exist alone, they are called non-substantial.
He who is grateful doesn’t suffer.
He who slings mud loses ground.
As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world.
May everyone be happy and safe, and may their hearts be filled with joy.
After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known.
Happiness never decreased by being shared.
A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.
Treat others with respect. How you treat others will be how they treat you.
Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant.