An ignorant man ages like an ox. His flesh may increase, but not his understanding.

Confusion conditions activity, which conditions consciousness, which conditions embodied personality, which conditions sensory experiences, which conditions impact, which conditions mood, which conditions craving, which conditions clinging, which conditions becoming, which conditions birth, which conditions aging and death.

Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire.

Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.

Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, 'This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.'

Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.

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