For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
When an evil-doer, seeing you practise goodness, comes and maliciously insults you, you should patiently endure it and not feel angry with him, for the evil-doer is insulting himself by trying to insult you.
In this world Hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, Ancient and inexhaustible.
Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful.
In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom.
Consider Others as Yourself.
The fool says, “These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money.” In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
Let us live most happily, free from hatred in the midst of the hateful; Let us remain free from hatred in the midst of people who hate.
Mind is everything. What we think, we become.
Rather than continuing to seek the truth, simply let go of your views.
True and lasting inner peace can never be found in external things. It can only be found within in. And then, once we find and nurture it with ourselves, it radiates outward.
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.
Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.
The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.
Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.
Your days pass like rainbows, like a flash of lightning, like a star at dawn. Your life is short. How can you quarrel?
We begin to die from the moment we are born, for birth is the cause of death. The nature of decay is inherent in youth, the nature of sickness is inherent in health, in the midst of life we are verily in death.
Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.
Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.