For, owners of their deeds (karma) are the beings, heirs of their deeds; their deeds are the womb from which they sprang; with their deeds they are bound up; their deeds are their refuge. Whatever deeds they do-good or evil-of such they will be the heirs. And wherever the beings spring into existence, there their deeds will ripen; and wherever their deeds ripen, there they will earn the fruits of those deeds, be it in this life, or be it in the next life, or be it in any other future life.
Gautama BuddhaJust as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
Gautama BuddhaWatch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.
Gautama BuddhaIf you're respectful by habit, constantly honoring the worthy, four things increase: long life, beauty, happiness, strength.
Gautama BuddhaDo not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is. In the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it? The sage calls a person who knows how to dwell in mindfulness night and day, 'one who knows the better way to live alone.'
Gautama Buddha