Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
What we think, we become.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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.
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.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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.
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.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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