Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield a thousand times, yet he, indeed, who would conquer himself is the noblest victor.
Love and serve the world through your work.
I know what I gave them; I don’t know what they received.
Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate.
It is our minds that create this world.
Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing- Straighten yourself. You are your only master. Who else? Subdue yourself, And discover your master.
Whoever makes love grow boundless, and sets his mind for seeing the end of birth, his fetters are worn thin. If he loves even a single being, Good will follow. But the Noble One with compassionate heart for all mankind, generates abounding good.
When you have great joy, you will become Buddhas!
If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality.
Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.
I am always at the beginning.
Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.
If you don’t see God in the next person you meet, look no further.
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world: As star at dawn, a bubble in a stream A flash of lightning in a summer cloud A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others – he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.
Don’t keep searching for the truth, just let go of your opinions.
If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.
All rising to great places is by a winding stair.
To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family.
Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred – this is the law Eternal.