Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.

From the passions arise worry, and from worry arises fear. Away with the passions, and no fear, no worry.

Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind.

"All is passing". When one realises this, he sits loose to this world of sorrow : This is the way of purity.

A raft needed to cross the river is discarded when the other shore is reached, not carried about on one's head.

Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened.

Our good and bad deeds follow us almost like a shadow.