May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness- the children, the aged, the unprotected- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.

The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance.

If you sleep, Desire grows in you Like a vine in the forest. Like a monkey in the forest You jump from tree to tree, Never finding the fruit - From life to life, Never finding peace. If you are filled with desire Your sorrows swell Like the grass after the rain. But if you subdue desire Your sorrows shall fall from you Like drops of water from a lotus flower.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it

As I am, so are others as others are, so am I. Having thus identified self and others, harm no one nor have them harmed.

Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.

Better than chanting a thousand words in a dead language is one soothing word spoken in the vernacular.