We (Buddhist) are all students of one teacher - the Buddha. One very kind, wise teacher. That is most important. As followers or students of this great teacher, we should take his own life as a model.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
Work keeps us from three great evils, boredom, vice and need.
You can free yourself from aging by reinterpreting your body and by grasping the link between belief and biology.
When in a discussion you know you are right, just stop the discussion and let the other think in silence. No reason the defend your opinions.
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.
All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
I have always worked on what interests me.
True devotion is for itself:
not to desire heaven
nor to fear hell.
A wise man is able to adapt to the surprises of life as water to the decanter it
is poured in.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
Unless you drop your personality you will not be able to find your individuality. Individuality is given by existence; personality is imposed by the society. Personality is social convenience.
Society cannot tolerate individuality, because individuality will not follow like a sheep. Individuality has the quality of the lion; the lion moves alone. The sheep are always in the crowd, hoping that being in the crowd will feel cozy. Being in the crowd one feels more protected, secure. If somebody attacks, there is every possibility in a crowd to save yourself. But alone? - only the lions move alone.
And every one of you is born a lion, but the society goes on conditioning you, programming your mind as a sheep. It gives you a personality, a cozy personality, nice, very convenient, very obedient. Society wants slaves, not people who are absolutely dedicated to freedom. Society wants slaves because all the vested interests want obedience.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
