Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they teach.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.
There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he is indeed close to nirvana.
The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness by what it chooses to compare the experience with. If it chooses to compare it to something worse then it will create happiness, gratitude and pride but if it chooses to compare it to something better then it will create unhappiness, bitterness and envy.
Do not be jealous of others' good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them yourself.
Nothing is to be clung to as I, me or mine
Release old concepts and energies that keep you in self-punishment patterns. Release old stories and create from a place of love and self-validation. You are worth it!
Even loss and betrayal can bring us awakening.
Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow.
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
In every trial Let understanding fight for you.
Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.
Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.
Those who are pure in heart and single in purpose are able to understand the most supreme Way. It is like polishing a mirror, which becomes bright when the dust is removed. Remove your passions, and have no hankering.
To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance.
To stop suffering, stop greediness. Greediness is a source of suffering.
Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.
Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.
Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it.
If a man possesses a repentant spirit his sins will disappear, but if he has an unrepentant spirit his sins will continue and condemn him for their sake forever.
Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered for yourself give up the bad and embrace the good.
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.
