All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you free their lives, you are Buddha.

They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

I will teach you the Truth and the Path leading to the Truth.

Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.

Just as a chariot is verbalized, in dependence on collections of parts, so conventionally a sentient being, is set up depending on the mental and physical aggregates

Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.