He who lives with his senses well controlled, moderate in his food and drink, he will not be overthrown, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.
For all mortals, birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering.
Follow the truth of the way. Reflect upon it. Make it your own. Live it. It will always sustain you.
Be a light unto yourself.
Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
The world is continuous flux and is impermanent.
Evil-doers who denounce the wise resemble a person who spits against the sky; the spittle will never reach the sky, but comes down on himself. Evil-doers again resemble a man who stirs the dust against the wind; the dust is never raised without doing him injury. Thus, the wise will never be hurt, but the curse is sure to destroy the evil-doers themselves.
A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don't want to be like the ignorant people. After then, I couldn't feel the usual intoxication with life anymore.
Seeing the Way is like going into a dark room with a torch; the darkness instantly departs, while the light alone remains. When the Way is attained and the truth is seen, ignorance vanishes and enlightenment abides forever.
Do not carry with you your mistakes. Do not carry your cares. Travel on alone. Like an elephant in the forest.
There are three things that cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.
Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace.
Who ever lives looking for pleasure only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his enjoyments, idle and weak, the tempter will certainly overcome him, as the wind blows down a weak tree.
This Ariyan Eightfold Path, that is to say: Right view, right aim, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right contemplation.
How can a troubled mind Understand the way? If a man is disturbed He will never be filled with knowledge. An untroubled mind, No longer seeking to consider What is right and what is wrong, A mind beyond judgements, Watches and understands. Know that the body is a fragile jar, And make a castle of your mind. In every trial Let understanding fight for you To defend what you have won.
It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof.
Craving brings pain; craving brings fear. If you do not yield to craving, you will be free from pain and fear
So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.
There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.
Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
Conquer the angry man by love.
