Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.
To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.
Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts boundless goodwill to all that lives.
Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.
Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame.
There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being.
All beings tremble before violence. All love life. All fear death. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?
Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.
The heavens and the earth may be captured by the mind’s eye.
Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow.
When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.
You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.
Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.
A person creates what they defend against.
Heaven and Hell are imaginary creations of ignorant minds.
Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!
The glorious chariots of kings wear out, and the body wears out and grows old; but the virtue of the good never grows old.