The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.' When you see this, you are above sorrow. This is the shining way.
The root of suffering is attachment
When one feels no shame in telling a deliberate lie, there is no evil, I tell you, he will not do.
All beings wish for happiness, so extend your compassion to all.
Yet the Teaching is simple. Do what is right. Be pure. At the end of the way is freedom.
"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.
Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height.
Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!
Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
The mind contains all possibilities.
Monks, when ignorance is abandoned, and knowledge arises in the monk, with the ending of ignorance and the arising of knowledge he clings neither to sense-pleasures, nor does he cling to views, nor to precepts and vows, nor to a Self-doctrine. Not clinking, he is not disturbed; not disturbed, he attains individually nibbana.
Whoever counters the malicious with malice can never be free, but one who feels no maliciousness pacifies those who hate. Hate brings misery to humanity so the wise man knows no hatred.
Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.
To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.
There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is to be mindful.
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you. Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, And you will be filled with joy. A fool is happy Until his mischief turns against him. And a good man may suffer Until his goodness flowers. Do not make light of your failings, Saying, 'What are they to me?' A jug fills drop by drop.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else.
I call wise man who, while he is innocent , endures insults and blows with a patience equal to its strength.
Bring your mind to noble silence. Unify your mind in noble silence. Concentrate your mind in noble silence... Enter into rapture and pleasure born of silence derived of concentration and awareness that is free from thought and fabrication.
Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.
There are two obstacles to enlightenment: 1. Thinking you know. 2 Thinking you don't know.
Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them go, you free yourself from karma.
