If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
True love is born from understanding.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. - Buddha No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth.
The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.
We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it?
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt.
When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.
The root of suffering is attachment
One should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should one incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world.
Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.
If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
Born out of concern for all beings.
Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings.
In what is seen, there should be just the seen; In what is heard, there should be just the heard; In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed; In what is thought, there should be just the thought. He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak in the world.
Conquer the angry man by love.
