One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it was my doing. They should accept my authority in all matters great or small." This is a fool's way of thinking. His self-seeking and conceit just increase.

In protecting oneself, others are protected; In protecting others, oneself is protected.

Live in Joy, In love, Even among those who hate. Live in joy, In health, Even among the afflicted. Live in joy, In peace, Even among the troubled. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.

Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate.

Don't give way to heedlessness or to intimacy with sensual delight - for a heedful person, absorbed in jhana, attains an abundance of ease.

A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.