If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.
Those which are produced from causes are not produced. they do not have an inherent nature of production. those which depend on causes are said to be empty; those who know emptiness are aware.
Those who by form did see me and those who followed me by voice. Wrong the efforts they engaged in, those people will not see me.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom.
Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all beings as your beloved children.
If you have done good, set your mind upon it so that it may be repeated over and over again. Allow yourself to be pleased by good. Accumulating good is joyful.
To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat.
The glorious chariots of kings wear out, and the body wears out and grows old; but the virtue of the good never grows old.
But ...meat eating in any form, in any manner, and in any place is unconditionally and once and for all prohibited ...Meat eating I have not permitted to anyone, I do not permit, I will not permit.
Here will I live in the rainy season, here in the autumn and in the summer: thus muses the fool. He realizes not the danger (of death).
Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.
My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.
The true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity.
If the mind be fixed on the acquirement of any object, that object will be attained.
The world is on fire! And you are laughing? You are deep in the dark. Will you not ask for a light?
If there is a God, it is inconceivable that he would be concerned about my day to day affairs.
It is our minds that create this world.
Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.
With good will for the entire cosmos, cultivate a limitless heart: above, below, and all around, unobstructed, without hostility or hate.
Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the suffering of new birth. Oh housebuilder! Now you are seen. You shall not build a house again for me. All your beams are broken, the ridgepole is shattered. The mind has become freed from conditioning: the end of craving has been reached.
All that has been hidden is rising, there is no stopping it! These things you cannot hide: the sun, the moon, and TRUTH.
When faced with the vicissitudes of life, one's mind remains unshaken, sorrow-less, stainless, secure; this is the greatest welfare
In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony
Transient are conditioned things. Try to accomplish your aim with diligence.
