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 draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.

It came to me that I should teach this truth for it is real happiness and joy. The cessation of suffering is possible.

Fools wait for a lucky day, but everyday is a lucky day for an industrious man.

The one who wanders independent in the world, free from opinions and viewpoints, does not grasp them and enter into disputations and arguments. As the lotus rises on its stalk unsoiled by the mud and the water, so the wise one speaks of peace and is unstained by the opinions of the world.

Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.

If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.

The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.