If a viper lives in your room and you wish to have a peaceful sleep, you must first chase it out.

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward

Those who recognize the existence of suffering, its cause, its remedy, and its cessation, have fathomed the four noble truths. They will walk in the right path.

The only way to bring peace to the earth is to learn to make our own life peaceful.

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it.