Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky, Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain.
You can search the entire universe and not find a single being more worthy of love than you.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.
If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
If the traveller can find A virtuous and wise companion Let him go with him joyfully And overcome the dangers of the way. But if you cannot find Friend or master to go with you, Travel on alone.
When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received.
Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.
An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows impure thoughts Suffers in this world and the next. In both worlds he suffers And how greatly.
Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine. Believe it only because you yourself know it to be true.
Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.
This is my child, this is my wealth: such thoughts are the preoccupations of fools. If we are unable to own even ourselves, why make such claims?
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
The one who wanders independent in the world, free from opinions and viewpoints, does not grasp them and enter into disputations and arguments. As the lotus rises on its stalk unsoiled by the mud and the water, so the wise one speaks of peace and is unstained by the opinions of the world.
Your worst enemy is your best teacher.
Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.