Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.

Come and see...place no head above your own

The end of desire is the end of sorrow.

Not even death can wipe out our good deeds

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.

When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don't want to be like the ignorant people. After then, I couldn't feel the usual intoxication with life anymore.

There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now, and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? It is mindfulness centred on the body