In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
The greatest victory is the one over oneself.
It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind.
See the truth, and you will see me.
A person is ruined by taking the measure of other persons.
From the passions arise worry, and from worry arises fear. Away with the passions, and no fear, no worry.
Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.
If you know something hurtful and not true, don't say it. If you know something hurtful and true, don't say it. If you know something helpful but not true, don't say it. If you know something helpful and true, find the right time to say it.
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.
You are as the yellow leaf. The messengers of death are at hand. You are to travel far away. What will you take with you? You are the lamp To lighten the way. Then hurry, hurry. When your light shines.
To be concerned with the issue; soul versus non-soul, is to be in bondage to craving for becoming and non-becoming.
If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.
True and lasting inner peace can never be found in external things. It can only be found within in. And then, once we find and nurture it with ourselves, it radiates outward.
If you don't see God in the next person you meet, look no further.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.
Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.
The world is full of suffering. Birth is suffering, decre- pitude is suffering, sickness and death are sufferings. To face a man of hatred is suffering, to be separated from a beloved one is suffering, to be vainly struggling to satisfy one's needs is suffering. In fact, life that is not free from desire and passion is always involved with suffering.
When your mind is set in meditative equipoise, you can see reality exactly as it is
Let us live most happily, free from hatred in the midst of the hateful; Let us remain free from hatred in the midst of people who hate.
You yourself must make an effort. Buddhas are only show the way. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of defilements.
By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.
There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the joy of freedom. Health, contentment and trust Are your greatest possessions, And freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.
