Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.

Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly; nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form

Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine. Believe it only because you yourself know it to be true.

These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings, How much more so should you abandon bad states of mind!

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path.