So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.

As you travel though life, offer good wishes to each being you meet.

When your mind is set in meditative equipoise, you can see reality exactly as it is

Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.

Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind

He who causes suffering shall suffer. There is no escape.

Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.