"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."

"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 lampTo lighten the way.Then hurry, hurry.When your light shinesWithout impurity or desireYou will come into the boundless country.Your life is falling away.Death is at hand.Where will you rest on the way?What have you taken with you?You are the lampTo lighten the way.Then hurry, hurry.When your light shines purelyYou will not be bornAnd you will not die."

"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."

"Through zeal knowledge is gotten through lack of zeal knowledge is lost."

"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell."

"BahujanahitAya bahujanasukhAya lokAnukampAya:For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world."

"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."

"Through the round of many births I roamed without reward, without rest, seeking the house-builder. Painful is birth again & again.House-builder, you're seen!You will not build a house again.All your rafters broken,the ridge pole destroyed,gone to the Unformed, the mind has come to the end of craving."

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."

"I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals."

"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."

"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."

"What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil."

"Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind."

"Be where you are, otherwise you will miss your life."

"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."

"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

"Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondage! No sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form and who calls nothing his own."

"When we free ourselves from desire, we will know serenity and freedom."

"Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine."

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."

"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker."

"Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering, full of tribulation. This one should wisely understand, one should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death."

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."

"A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart."

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"Bhikkus, all is burning. And what is the all that is burning?The eye is burning, visible forms are burning, eye-consciousness is burning, eye-contact is burning; also whatever is felt as pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant that arises with eye-contact as its condition, that too is burning. Burning with what? Burning with the fire of greed, with the fire of hate, with the fire of delusion, with birth, ageing and death, with sorrow, with lamentation, with pain, grief and despair it is burning."

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"Just to say 'I believe' or 'I do not doubt' does not mean that you understand and see. To force oneself to see and accept a thing without understanding is political and not spiritual or intellectual."

"When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die."

"Those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence."

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace."

"How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are."

"Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom."

"When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear."

"Greater than all the joysOf heaven and earth,Greater still than dominionOver all the worlds,Is the joy of reaching the stream."

"With our thoughts we make the world."

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

"So also is the case if I don't care the one abusing me. He is the one going to be demeaned."

"How blissful it is, for one who has nothing. Attainers-of-wisdom are people with nothing. See him suffering, one who has something, a person bound in mind with people."

"The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts."

"True love is born from understanding."

"A wise person can enter and dwell in his own teacher's knowledge, having realized it for himself through knowledge."

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

"The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next."

"Human desires are the main cause of suffering."

"All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependent-arisings. All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependently imputed."

"Attachment leads to suffering."

"Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living."