1. “Understanding
is the heartwood of well-spoken words.”
2. “He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely
antidote will check snake’s venom that so quickly spreads — such a monk gives
up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.”
3. “As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the
parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.”
4. “Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so
the wise are not affected by praise or blame.”
5. “We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it
both a way and a basis…”
6. “There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with
desires.”
7. “Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it
will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
8. “The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that
perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of
limitless range?”
9. “Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.”
10. “Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of
ceasing.”
11. “Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
12. “Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in
small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes
noise. Whatever is full is quiet.”
13. “Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong,
long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those
unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to
be born — may all beings have happy minds.”
14. “If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you
would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”
15. “Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In
anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.”
16. “Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.
Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that
draw it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follow a
pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
17. “If you meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds,
leading a disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory.
If you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an island
for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.”
18. “Good people keep on walking whatever happens. They do not
speak vain words and are the same in good fortune and bad. If one desires
neither children nor wealth nor power nor success by unfair means, know such a
one to be good, wise, and virtuous.”
19. “One who conquers himself is greater than another who
conquers a thousand times a thousand men on the battlefield. Be victorious over
yourself and not over others.”
20. “Your own self is your master; who else could be? With
yourself well controlled, you gain a master very hard to find.”
21. “Not by rituals and resolutions, nor by much learning, nor
by celibacy, nor even by meditation can you find the supreme, immortal joy of
nirvana until you extinguish your self-will.”
22. “It seems that although we thought ourselves permanent, we
are not. Although we thought ourselves settled, we are not. Although we thought
we would last forever, we will not.”
23. “Don’t run after pleasure and neglect the practice of
meditation. If you forget the goal of life and get caught in the pleasures of
the world, you will come to envy those who put meditation first.”
24. “Conquer anger through gentleness, unkindness through
kindness, greed through generosity, and falsehood by truth.”
25. “Train your eyes and ears; train your nose and tongue. The
senses are good friends when they are trained. Train your body in deeds, train
your tongue in words, train your mind in thoughts. This training will take you
beyond sorrow.”
26. “Like someone pointing to treasure is the wise person who
sees your faults and points them out. Associate with such a sage.”
27. “All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is
transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
28. “Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it
will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
29. “Your
work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to
it.”
30. “I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world
that disputes with me.”
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