Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.

Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted sorrows will come again and again

Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.

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

Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

The worlds originate so that truth may come and dwell therein.