Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons.

The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure.

I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don't look at me; look at the moon.

Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not.

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind. If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering will follow him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast that draws the cart. If a man speaks or acts with a pure mind, joy follows him as his own shadow.