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.
A jug fills drop by drop.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
Because not even the least Dharma is there found or got at. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlightenment'. Self-identical is that Dharma and nothing is therein at variance. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlighten'
Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.
Happiness is a journey not a destination, work like you dont need money, love like you never been hurt, and dance like no ones looking
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.
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.
How can one ever know anything if they are too busy thinking?
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not through strength, but through persistence.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase
our good deeds
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.
On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.
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.
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.
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