Sustaining a loving heart, even for a moment, makes one a spiritual being.
Let no person think lightly of good, saying in his or her heart, "it will not benefit me." As by the falling of raindrops a jar of water is filled, so the wise person becomes full of good, even though he or she collects it little by little.
In four ways ... should one who flatters be understood as a foe in the guise of a friend: He approves of his friend's evil deeds, he disapproves his friend's good deeds, he praises him in his presence, he speaks ill of him in his absence.
Live in joy and love even among those who hate; live in joy and peace even among the troubled.
To master the pride of defiant selfhood, that in truth is the highest bliss.
It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.
Hayatın birliğini tecrübe eden kişi bütün canlıları kendinde, kendini de bütün canlılarda görür ve herşeye tarafsız bir gözle bakar. / He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
Realizing the doctrine of dependent-arising, the wise do not at all partake of extreme views
As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.
The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night.
If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without having given.
Watering the flowers and the trees, whispering to them, talking to them. Then, they will grow to be more bright and luxuriant.
The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.
Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.
In the beginning, compassion is like the seed without which we cannot have any fruit; in the middle, compassion is like water to nourish the see we have planted; in the end, compassion is like the warmth of the sun that brings the fruit to ripening.
If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.
Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised.
After 48 years, I have said nothing.
When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.
Live like a mighty river.
Do not believe what you have heard Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage Do not believe in conjecture Do not believe in authority, or teachers, or elders But after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it.
You yourself must earnestly practice, the enlightened ones only proclaim the path.
Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.
