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One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . .
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.
Observe the life by cause and consequence. Explore the life by wisdom. Treat the life by equality. Complete the life by love.
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment
Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.
When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars.
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth.
Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.
A fool thinks it like honey so long as the bad deed does not bear fruit, but when it does bear fruit he experiences suffering.
If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current - how can he help others across?
Watering the flowers and the trees, whispering to them, talking to them. Then, they will grow to be more bright and luxuriant.
As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.
Though thousand times a thousand in battle one may conquer, yet should one conquer just oneself, one is the greatest conqueror.
Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.
Happy indeed are the arahants! No craving can be found in them. Cut off is the conceit 'I am,' Burst asunder is delusion's net.
Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.
As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.
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.
Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself.
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.
Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.
Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate.
All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers: by oneself the evil is not done, and by one's Self one becomes pure.
Our problems are not solved by physical force, by hatred, by warOur problems are solved by loving kindness by gentleness, by joy
Happy are those who have overcome their egos; happy are those who have attained peace; happy are those who have found the Truth.
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.
Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.
There are three ways to correct our faults:We can change through behavior We can change through understanding We can change heart
To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.
An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.
He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death.
Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.
You can search the world over and you will find no one who is more deserving of your kindness and well wishing than you yourself.
As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who practices it not.
The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind or it will rule you.
With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear.
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.
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.
Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world.
When faced with the vicissitudes of life, one's mind remains unshaken, sorrow-less, stainless, secure; this is the greatest welfare
Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.
Winning gives birth to hostility Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning and losing aside.
Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.
As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by a mortal in this life there is much good work to be done.
The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.
Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a village.