As a mountain is unshaken by the wind, so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all the changes on this earth.
It is better to travel well then arrive.
You can only lose what you cling to.
If there be one righteous person, the rain falls for his sake.
Keeping away for all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds and purification of mind from mental impunities.
All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.
I knew that most people never see this reality because they attach to the material aspect of the world. Illusions of self and other fill their vision. I also realized there are those with little dust limiting their vision.
To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.
I teach about suffering and the way to end it
Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.
Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind
For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.
The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.
Understand the suffering of worldly existence. Abandon its causes of ignorance and selfishness. Practice the path of meditation and compassion. Awaken from suffering within Great Peace.
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.
A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.
Life is uncertain; death is certain.
As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.
Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you hanker after worldly fame and practise not the Way, your labors are wrongfully applied and your energy is wasted. It is like unto burning an incense stick. However much its pleasing odor be admired, the fire that consumes is steadily burning up the stick.
Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.
By your own folly you will be brought as low as your worst enemy wishes.
Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.
Love lasts when the relationship comes first
You are all Buddhas. There is nothing you need to achieve. Just open your eyes.
The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task.
