Buddha is in our hearts. Buddha is in our mouths. Buddha is in our daily lives.

I teach about suffering and the way to end it

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.

Do not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done.

O men! you can take life easily but, remember, none of you can give life! So, have mercy, have compassion! And, never forget, that compassion makes the world noble and beautiful.

Do not accept what you hear by report, do not accept tradition, do not accept a statement because it is found in our books, nor because it is in accord with your belief, nor because it is the saying of your teacher. Be lamps unto yourselves. Those who, either now or after I am dead, shall rely upon themselves only and not look for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who shall reach the topmost height.