If there is no other world and there is no fruit and ripening of actions well done or ill done, then here and now in this life I shall be free from hostility, affliction, and anxiety, and I shall live happily.

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.

Having abandoned the taking of life, refraining from killing, we dwell without violence, with the knife laid down, scrupulous, full of mercy, trembling with compassion for all sentient beings.

Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer.

You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.