Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.
My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.
There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.
All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.
We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.
If we destroy something around us we destroy ourselves. If we cheat another, we cheat ourselves.
As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.
No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.
Fools wait for a lucky day, but everyday is a lucky day for an industrious man.
Within this moment, the only moment that exists, the past, present and future are contained.
I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That’s how you should train yourself.
Born out of concern for all beings.
Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.
There is, Oh Monks, a not-born, a not-become, a not-made, a not-compounded. Monks, if that unborn, not-become, not-made, not-compounded were not, there would be no escape from this here that is born, become, made and compounded.
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.
A man asked Lord Buddha “I want happiness.” Lord Buddha said – first remove “I” that’s ego. Then remove “Want” that’s desire. See now you are left with only “Happiness”.
It is better to travel well than arrive.
I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.
Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.